Lot 44, "Nu a la serviette blanche,"
by Henri Matisse, oil on canvas, circa 1901-3
Lot
44 is a oil on canvas by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) of a naked woman
standing with a towel. It was painted circa 1901-3. It was
exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1966 and 1976. It
has
an estimate of $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. It sold for $9,125,000.
Lot 38, "Iris
Jaunes au Nuage Rose," by Claude Monet, oil on canvas, 39 inches
square, 1924-5
Lot
38 is a bold and very attractive floral oil on canvas by Claude Monet
(1840-1926) entitled "Iris Jaunes au Nuage Rose." It is 39 inches
square and was painted in 1924-5. It was been widely published
and was ehibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1968 and the Art
Institute of Chicago in 1975. It has an estimate of $6,000,000 to
$8,000,000. It sold for
$5,765,000.
Lot 8,
"La Seine a Bougival," by Alfred Sisley, oil on canvas, 21 1/4 by 28
7/8 inches, 1873
Lot
8 is a splendid Impressionistic landscape by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
entitled "La Seine a Bougival." An oil on canvas, it measures 21 1/4 by
28 7/8 inches and was painted in 1873. It once was owned by
Elinor Dorrance Ingersoll of Newport, R.I. It has a very modest
estimate of $1,500,000 to $2,500,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 37, "Le
Jardin de Maubuisson, Pontoise," by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas, 23
5/8 by 28 7/8 inches, 1881
Lot 37 is a good landscape by
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) entitled "Le Jardin de Maubuisson,
Pontoise." An oil on canvas, it measures 23 5/8 by 28 7/8 inches
and
was painted in 1881. It was once owned by Martin A. Ryerson of
Chicago
and Prince Abdul Reza Pahlavi of Tehran. It has an estimate of
$3,000,000 to $5,000,000. It
sold for $2,965,000.
Lot 5, "Les
Coteaux de Chou, Pontoise," by Camille Pissarro, oil on canvas, 23 3/4
by 29 inches, 1882
Lot
5 is a good landscape by Pissarro entitled "Les Coteaux de Chou,
Pontoise." An oil on canvas, it measures 23 3/4 by 29 inches and
was painted in 1882. It has been widely exhibited and was shown
at the Museum of MOdern Art in New York, in 2006. It has an
estimat eof $2,500,000 to $3,500,000. It sold for $2,965,000.
Lot 9, "Tete
de femme," by Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas, 14 by 13 inches, 1900
Lot
9 is a small oil on canvas by Picasso entitled "Tete de femme."
It measures 14 by 13 inches and was painted in 1900. It has been
exhibited at the Tate Gallery in London, the Fitzwilliam Museum at
Cambridge, the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford and th e Museum of Modern Art
in San Francisco. It has an estimate of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000.
It sold for $3,077,000.
Lot 31,
"Homme assis (Mardi Gras)," by Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas, 51 by 38
1/4 inches, 1972
Lot
71 is an oil on canvas by Picasso entitled "Homme assis (Mardi
Gras)." It measures 51 by 38 1/4 inches and was painted in
1972. It has an estimate of $6,000,000 to $9,000,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 21, "La
carafe," by Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas, 1911-2
Lot
21 a Cubist still life oil on canvas of a carafe by Pablo Picasso was
painted in 1911-2 and has an estimate of $6,000,000 to
$9,000,000. It sold for
$10,469,000, the highest price in the auction.
Lot 19,
"Baigneuses au ballon," by Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas, 8 5/8 by 13
7/8 inches, 1928
Lot 19 is a superb small Picasso of
bathers playing with a balloon. An oil on canvas, it measures 8
5/8 by 13 7/8 inches and was painted in 1928. It has a modest estimate
of $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. It sold for $3,525,000.
Lot 45,
"Fruits, verre et bouteille," by Georges Braque, oil on board laid down
on cradled panel, 21 1/4 by 22 3/.8 inches, 1924
Lot
45 is a very good still life by Georges Braque (1882-1963) entitled
"Fruits, verre et bouteille." An oil on board laid down on
cradled panel, it measures 21 1/4 by 22 3/8 inches and was painted in
1924. It has an estimate of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. It
was once owned by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and was sold at
Sotheby's New York November 2, 2011 for $1,650,500 when it has an
estimate of $900,000 to $1,200,000.
It failed to sell.
Lot 56, "Drei
Badende Fraulen am Mer," by Hermann Max Pechstein, oil on canvas, 29
3/4 by 39 5/8 inches, 1912
Lot 56 is an excellent oil on canvas by
Hermann Max Pechstein (1881-1955) of three nude female bathers on a
beach. It measures 29 3/4 by 39 5/8 inches and was painted in
1912. It has an estimate of $1,200,000 to $1,800,000. It sold for $1,085,000.
Lot 24,
"Homme et femme," by Joan Miro, oil on board, 1935
Lot
24 is a good oil on board by Joan Miro entitled "Homme et femme."
It was painted in 1935 and has an estimate of $2,000,000 to
$3,000,000. It sold for
$5,429,000.
