Archive for May, 2009

Seurat Drawings for Paris Auction

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Two exceptional drawings by Georges Seurat, consigned from a private Parisian collector, will head the Impressionist Modern Art sale at Sotheby’s in Paris on May 28th. After the record €5 million ($6.3 million) achieved by Seurat’s extraordinary drawing Au Divan japonais last December, Sotheby’s Paris will again highlight Seurat’s work by offering two exceptional drawings [...]

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction in Paris

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Sotheby’s Paris has announced it will stage a 126-lot, two-session sale of Contemporary Art on May 27/28 (total estimate €5.6-7.8 million).
The Evening Sale on May 27 will be the only one of its kind in Paris this season, and include major works by Nicolas de Staël, Joan Mitchell, Yves Klein and François-Xavier Lalanne. The Day [...]

Madrid 19th Century European Paintings Sale

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Sotheby’s 19th Century European Paintings sale on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, features a choice group of 15 works by some of the most representative Spanish artists of the time: Hermenegildo Anglada-Camarasa, Santiago Rusiñol, José Maria Sert, Joaquín Sorolla and Ignacio Zuloaga. The Bathing Hour, a striking canvas by Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) is the highlight of [...]