The Impressionist & Modern Art department offers paintings, sculptures and works on paper by the foremost artists of the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century. Artists included are Cézanne, Giacometti, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and all those who forged artistic movements such as Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism.
Christie's hosts major sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York and London. Twice a year, both salerooms feature an Evening Sale, a Day Sale, and a specialized sale of Works on Paper. Separate curated sales in our stronghold areas of Italian Art and Art of the Surreal are also held in London. Sales of Impressionist & Modern Art are also held throughout the year in Paris and Amsterdam.
The global sales for the first half of 2010 totaled in excess of $850 million for both auction and private sales. In the first six months of the year records tumbled with the Impressionist and Modern department selling four works over $50 million, a historic milestone in the history of the firm. The highlight of the May sales in New York was the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, which established the highest total for a single-owner sale ever offered at Christie’s New York. The evening was distinguished by the success of Pablo Picasso’s Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, which set a new world record for any work of art sold at auction. In Paris, the limestone sculpture Tête by Amedeo Modigliani fetched a world record for the artist, achieving a price of €43,185,000 ($52,328,328) .
Ancienne Collection Jeanne et Fernand Moch + Importante Collection Particulière Européenne