Sotheby’s February 2020 sales of Impressionist, Modern, Surrealist and Contemporary Art achieve a total of £170,866,634. Highlights included David Hockney's sumptuous portrayal of Californian living, 'The Splash', which sold for £23,117,000, and a pointilliste masterpiece by Camille Pissarro, 'Gelée blanche, jeune paysanne faisant du feu', which sold for £13.3 million.
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Category: Contemporary, Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sales Total £170.9
Pissarro's Pointilliste Tour de Force Opens London Sale Season
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Category: Contemporary Art
David Hockney Makes a Splash at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction

Auctions & Exhibitions

Exhibitions on view from 10 January – 11 February
Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Contemporary Art Day Auction
12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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Contemporary Art Results

Evening Auction
16
Type: lot
Category: Lot
David Hockney
David Hockney
The Splash
Estimate: 20,000,000 – 30,000,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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8
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Rubber
Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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23
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Turning Figure
Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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21
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Yves Klein
Yves Klein
Untitled Anthropometry (ANT 132)
Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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10
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Christopher Wool
Christopher Wool
Untitled
Estimate: 5,500,000 – 6,500,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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5
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Adrian Ghenie
Adrian Ghenie
The Arrival
Estimate: 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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22
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Marlene Dumas
Marlene Dumas
Cathedral
Estimate: 2,200,000 – 2,800,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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17
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley
Shift
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Results

Evening Sale
11
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro
Gelée blanche, jeune paysanne faisant du feu
Estimate: 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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12
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Paul Signac
Paul Signac
La Corne d’Or. Matin
Estimate: 5,000,000 – 7,000,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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7
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Franz Marc
Franz Marc
Zwei blaue Esel (Pferd und Esel) (Two Blue Donkeys - Horse and Donkey)
Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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5
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jean Metzinger
Jean Metzinger
Le cycliste
Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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4
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Personnages et oiseau devant le soleil
Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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17
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger
Nature morte
Estimate: 2,200,000 – 2,800,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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10
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Fleurs
Estimate: 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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15
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Francis Picabia
Francis Picabia
Sous les oliviers (Coquetterie)
Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 GBP
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale
4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London
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Day Sale
374
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Waterloo Bridge 
Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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125
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Bouquets d'œillets aux amoureux en vert
Estimate: 350,000 – 550,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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118
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
La Fontaine or Jeune fille près d'une fontaine
Estimate: 350,000 – 450,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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198
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Lipchitz
L’acrobate à cheval
Estimate: 350,000 – 450,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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133
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger
Gif-sur-Yvette
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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349
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Le couple sous l'arbre or Les fiancés au clair de lune
Estimate: 180,000 – 250,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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115
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Théo van Rysselberghe
Théo van Rysselberghe
La vigne en octobre
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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159
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Irma Stern
Irma Stern
Two Malay Women with a Rose
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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Exhibition Information

An exhibition of works will be on view and open to the public at our London galleries from:
29 January–11 February
Monday–Friday | 09:00AM–04:30PM
Saturday–Sunday | 12:00PM–5:00PM

For more information, please contact enquiries@sothebys.com or +44 7293 5000

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