Sotheby’s Sale of Swiss Art on May 27 to Inaugurate New Auction Room in Zurich
Published May 18th, 2008
Sotheby’s forthcoming auction of Swiss art will be held at 83 Talstrasse, Zurich, on Tuesday, 27 May 2008 at 6 pm, the first auction to take place on these new premises. 154 works of the 19th and 20th centuries with an estimated value of CHF 19-27 million (€ 11.6 – 16.9 million) will be offered at auction. This is the largest sale of Swiss paintings that Sotheby’s has ever organized in Zurich. Urs Lanter, who is in charge of the event, is most enthusiastic: “We are delighted to hold this auction of masterpieces by the major Swiss artists such as Ferdinand Hodler, Félix Vallotton, Giovanni Giacometti, Albert Anker, Ernest Biéler, Alice Bailly, Augusto Giacometti, Albert Müller and Robert Zünd in our new premises. This year’s spring sale, with which we will be inaugurating the new rooms, is sure to be warmly welcomed by art lovers and collectors of Swiss art.”
