Impressionist, Modern & Contemporary Art | May 2021

New York | London | Milan

Auctions

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

Results

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Contemporary Art Online

19–26 May 2021 | 1:00 PM BST | London

Monet, Basquiat and Twombly Headline a $702 Million Week of Auctions

Contemporary Art | Milan Highlights

Jan.23,1991, from "Today" series No. 1

Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

Giorgio Morandi

Giorgio Morandi

Estimate: 800,000 – 1,000,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

OPALKA 1965/1 - ∞ Détail 185086 – 218302

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

Estimate: 500,000 – 750,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

Complex Form n. 21

Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 EUR

Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

Concetto spaziale

Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

Sperlonga Drawing

Estimate: 350,000 – 450,000 EUR

Contemporary Art | Milan

20–27 May 2021 | 4:00 PM CEST | Milan

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(Women) Artists Highlights

Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler

Estimate: 90,000 – 120,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Françoise Gilot

Françoise Gilot

Paloma à la Guitare

Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Barbara Hepworth

Barbara Hepworth

Figure (Imprint)

Estimate: 110,000 – 160,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Twice Told Tales II

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Self-Portrait (Head Study)

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

Dorothea Tanning

Dorothea Tanning

Estimate: 220,000 – 320,000 GBP

(Women) Artists

20–27 May 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London

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Results from American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

PH-125 (1948-No. 1)

Estimate: 25,000,000 – 35,000,000 USD

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

Richard Diebenkorn

Richard Diebenkorn

Estimate: 20,000,000 – 30,000,000 USD

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

Estimate: 20,000,000 – 30,000,000 USD

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter

Abstraktes Bild

Estimate: 14,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein

Girl with Beach Ball II

Estimate: 12,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 79

Estimate: 4,000,000 – 6,000,000 USD

American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

12 May 2021 | 6:00 PM EDT | New York

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Contemporary Art Evening Auction Results

Untitled (Rome)

Estimate: 35,000,000 – 45,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Robert Colescott

Robert Colescott

George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook

Estimate: 9,000,000 – 12,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Estimate: 35,000,000 – 50,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Estimate: 4,500,000 – 6,500,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Life, Death, Love, Hate, Pleasure, Pain

Estimate: 4,500,000 – 6,500,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Estimate: 4,000,000 – 6,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

Love is in the Air

Estimate: 3,000,000 – 5,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

12 May 2021 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

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Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale Results

Le Bassin aux nymphéas

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Nature morte: pommes et poires

Estimate: 25,000,000 – 35,000,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Amedeo Modigliani

Amedeo Modigliani

Jeune fille assise, les cheveux dénoués (Jeune fille en bleu)

Estimate: 15,000,000 – 20,000,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Femme assise en costume vert

Estimate: 14,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918

Estimate: 12,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Estimate: 10,000,000 – 15,000,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

Estimate: 12,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

12 May 2021 | 8:30 PM EDT | New York

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Contemporary Art Day Auction Results

Henry and Sally Hope

Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Blue Pot of Purple Flowers

Estimate: 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Thelma in Colored Blazer

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Ravel's Garden with Night Glow

Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Mickalene Thomas

Mickalene Thomas

I Just Wanna Be With You

Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Estimate: 900,000 – 1,200,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (Black)

Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

20 Minutes from Any Bus Stop

Estimate: 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Estimate: 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 USD

Contemporary Art Day Auction

13 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

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Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Results

La Roue de l'échelle

Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

Figure en état de métamorphose

Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Femme au chapeau de paille

Estimate: 350,000 – 450,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

Fille au corsage rouge et bouquet

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

Piazza d'Italia

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Paysages de Provence: Cagnes

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 USD

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

30 April–14 May 2021 | 11:30 AM EDT | New York

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American Art Results

John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent

Mrs. William George Raphael

Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD

Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Baby Charles Looking Over His Mother's Shoulder (No. 3)

Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Green Oak Leaves

Estimate: 500,000 – 700,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

Study for 'Saying Grace'

Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Woman Cutting Roses in a Garden

Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Marsden Hartley

Marsden Hartley

Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

Blue Gulls - Blue Sea

Estimate: 500,000 – 700,000 USD

19 May 2021 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

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Contemporary Works Available to Buy Now

Escalier (Rue de Seine)

Escalier avec rampe

Plantes et personnage

Jean Guillou aux orgues de la Besnardière

L’atelier, rue de Crussol

Sans titre (Rue de Seine)

Philodendrons en pots

Gisant, autoportrait dans l’atelier

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Impressionist & Modern Works Available to Buy Now

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Stories & Videos

Kinetic Vibrations Take Hold in a Jesús Rafael Soto Masterwork

Auctions and Exhibitions

Robert Colescott Asks Us to Reimagine Icons of American History

Material and Form Take Center Stage in Calder’s Triumphant Untitled

Material and Form Take Center Stage in Calder’s Triumphant Untitled

Auctions and Exhibitions

Material and Form Take Center Stage in Calder’s Triumphant Untitled

The Hidden Harmony that Underlies a Great American Collection

The Hidden Harmony that Underlies a Great American Collection

Auctions and Exhibitions

The Hidden Harmony that Underlies a Great American Collection

Auctions and Exhibitions

Monet’s Giant Water Lilies is one of the Finest Ever to Appear at Auction

Auctions and Exhibitions

Picasso’s Wonderfully Chic Portrait of Françoise Gilot

Cryptocurrency Accepted Via Coinbase for Banksy’s 'Love is in the Air'

Auctions and Exhibitions

The Glamour and Tragedy of Marilyn Monroe, Warhol’s Greatest Muse

Haring’s Dancing Figures Explode with Energy

Haring’s Dancing Figures Explode with Energy

Auctions and Exhibitions

Haring’s Dancing Figures Explode with Energy

New York | Sotheby’s Collaborates with Coinbase to Accept Cryptocurrency for Banksy’s Iconic Protest Painting in Contemporary Art Evening Sale

Cézanne's Radical Approach to the Still Life

Degas’ Dancer Takes On New Life in an Exquisite Pastel

Degas’ Dancer Takes On New Life in an Exquisite Pastel

Degas’ Dancer Takes On New Life in an Exquisite Pastel

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Featured Collections

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Living in Color

The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion

American Visionary

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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

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