Christie’s London Evening Auctions of the Impressionist and Modern Art Realise $213.4M

New and Established Buyers from 19 Countries Result in

The Most Valuable February Evening Sale of the Category at Christie’s London   

The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and the auction of The Art of the Surreal took place on the evening of 6 February at Christie’s London, realising $213,4M and selling 89 percent by lot and percent by value. The auctions had a combined pre-sale estimate of £89.8M to £132.8M. The top price was paid for Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau), 1919, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) which sold for $42,104,835.

In total, 42 works of art sold for over $1 million, and five artist records were set: led by Berthe Morisot’s portrait which set a new record price for a female artist at auction; a record for a sculpture by Renè Magritte; and records for a work by Alberto Magnelli, Kay Sage and Óscar Domínguez.

Fuente- http://www.christies.com