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07-01-2009 15:46:16
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And that's a wrap on the #20thCenturyEveningSale ! Stay tuned for highlights from our day sales continuing on 17 and 18 May.
Claude Monet's peaceful, Nordic scene 'Le Fjord de Christiania (Oslo)' has sold for $2,470,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale
Jacob Lawrence's jazzy composition 'Billboards' has sold for $2,945,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale
A new #AuctionRecord has been set for Alexander Archipenko as the gavel came down on his cast bronze sculpture 'Woman Combing her Hair,' which sold for $5,132,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale
Rene Magritte's sublime bronze, conceived in 1967, ‘Les grâces naturelles’ flies past the estimate, and sells to applause for $3,680,000, setting a new #AuctionRecord for the artist's works in this medium during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
'Schwarzes Mädchen,' a quintessential work on paper by Egon Schiele, from the collection of Viennese Cabaret star Fritz Grünbaum, has sold for $1,197,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
Rene Magritte's 'Le Séducteur' sails on, selling for $8,000,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale
Vincent van Gogh's swirling 'Coin de jardin avec papillons' has sold for $33,185,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale
Frank Stella's masterful early career minimalist inventions radically changed the course of art history. Tonight his iconic 'Untitled (Concentric Squares)' has sold for $6,100,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale .
Pablo Picasso's enigmatic 'Femme au chapeau assise' masterpiece has sold for $19,960,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale .
After multiple minutes of bidding in the room and on the telephones, Jasper Johns rare and singular painting '0 through 9' has sold for $7,068,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
Alberto Giacometti's iconic 'Femme Leoni', conceived in 1947, has sold for $22,260,000 during tonight's #20thCenturyEveningSale
After nearly five minutes of bidding, Andy Warhol's rare 1964 painting 'Flowers', executed with day-glo paint, has sold for $35,485,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale .
Willem de Kooning's 'Man in Wainscott' excels, selling for $8,690,000, with lively bidding in the room during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
Ed Ruscha's 'Truth' encapsulates the ethos of Norman and Lyn Lear's sensibilities and values. After minutes of bidding in the room and on the phones, this expansive and arresting canvas has sold for $14,785,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale .
From The Collection of Norman and Lyn Lear, David Hockney's iconic 'A Lawn Being Sprinkled' has sold for $28,585,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
Claude Monet's fabulous, repoussoir 'Moulin de Limetz' has sold for $21,685,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
Georgia O'Keeffe's sensational, monumental 'Red Poppy' is one of the most striking examples of her favorite subject. This work has sold for $16,510,000 exceeding the high estimate to enthusiastic bidding during the #20thCenturyEveningSale
André Kertész, “Satiric Dancer” has set a new #ArtistRecord during the #20thCenturyEveningSale in New York, selling for $567,000.