Highest Value Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sale Series Unveiled in London

Highest Value Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sale Series Unveiled in London

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  Gustav Klimt, Bauerngarten (Blumengarten), 1907.
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  Among the finest works by Gustav Klimt ever to come to auction, Bauerngarten was painted during the golden period of Klimt’s career. This important and profoundly beautiful work is to be offered at auction for the first time in over two decades.
  
  

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  Paul Gauguin, Te Arii Vahine – La femme aux mangos (II), 1896. Estimate £7,000,000–10,000,000

  Executed during Gauguin’s second and last visit to the South Seas, Te Arii Vahine is inspired by the lush environment that surrounded him, displaying the vivid, sensuous atmosphere and vibrant palette that characterises his most celebrated Tahitian paintings.
  
  

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  Selected Highlights from the Surrealist Art Evening Sale

  Clockwise from top: Max Ernst, But in Color , 1962. Estimate £160,000–220,000; Francis Picabia, Ino , 1930. Estimate £500,000–700,000; René Magritte, Le repas de noces , 1940. Estimate £900,000–1,200,000.
  
  

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  Pablo Picasso, Plant de tomates, 1944. Estimate £10,000,000–15,000,000.

  Symbolic of victory in Europe, Picasso’s series of five paintings of a tomato plant in bloom are ripe with personal as well as wider political and cultural significance. The most complex and visually striking example from the most sought after series of the war period, Plant de tomates has been in a private collection for four decades.
  
  
  
  © Succession Picasso/DACS 2017
  
  

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  Selected Highlights from the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

  From left to right: Theo van Doesburg, Contra-Composition VII , 1924. Estimate £1,200,000–1,800,000; Henri Matisse, Jacquy , 1947. Estimate £350,000–450,000; Barbara Hepworth, Summer Dance , 1972. Estimate £1,500,000–2,000,000.
  
  

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  Paul Delvaux, Filles au bord de l'eau, 1966. Estimate £1,700,000–2,200,000.

  Giving a glimpse into Delvaux’s fantastical imagination, Filles au bord de l’eau is an alluring and sophisticated example of his Surrealist creation – bringing together the key elements that defined the artist’s mysterious works.
  
  

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  Pablo Picasso, Femme assise dans un fauteuil sur fond blanc, 1953. Estimate £6,500,000–9,500,000.

  This striking monochromatic portrait of Picasso’s lover Françoise Gilot encapsulates his unique technical ability. At the same time it is a personal, intimate work revealing the artist’s emotional state.
  
  
  
  © Succession Picasso/DACS 2017
  
  

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  Selected Highlights from the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

  Auguste Rodin, Penseur, petit modèle . Estimate £800,000–1,000,000 (left); Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait de Baranowski , 1918. Estimate 10,000,000–15,000,000. (right)
  
  

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  A 360° Virtual Reality Experience

  Sotheby’s has teamed up with FGreat Studio to create an exciting virtual reality experience that places the viewer inside a selection of the Surrealist Art highlights. Salvador Dalí’s magnificent Moment de transition (illustrated) is one of the pieces that can be explored. You can discover more about the work that went in to creating this installation here .  
  
  

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  Pablo Picasso, Femme nue assise, 1965. Estimate £9,500,000–12,500,000.

  Painted at the home that Picasso shared with Jacqueline in Mougins, Femme nue assise is one of a series of large powerful canvases on the theme of the seated female nude that bear witness to the extraordinary energy and creative urge that characterised the artist’s later years.
  
  
  
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  Selected Highlights from the Surrealist Art Evening Sale

  From left to right: René Magritte, La preuve mystérieuse , 1927. Estimate £500,000–700,000; Jean Arp, Torse , 1931. Estimate £2,500,000–3,500,000; Jean Arp, Homme-Moustache , 1925. Estimate £1,200,000–1,500,000.
  
  

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    Type: video

    Category: Impressionist & Modern Art

    The Meditative Beauty of Klimt's 'Bauerngarten'
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    Type: slideshow

    Surrealist Masters in London
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    Type: slideshow

    Taking Flight: Max Ernst Birds on the Wire
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    Type: slideshow

    Masters of Impressionist and Modern Art in London