Fifty nine works of Impressionist and Modern art, including this painting by Pablo Picasso entitled Instruments de Musique sur un Gueridon, sold for a total of US$266 million, a world record for a private collection at auction. The top lot of the evening was Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose, 1911 by Henri Matisse, which sold for €35.9 million, the highest price ever achieved for a work by Matisse at auction. Seven world records were set for artists at auction, including Matisse, Brancusi, Mondrian, De Chirico, Duchamp, Klee and Ensor.
i can never understand matisse SIGH POUT
ReplyDeleteI would lovvee to have a Mondrian.
ReplyDeleteI wud love to have a goya. Ugh... i'm so old school.
ReplyDeleteand i need a boticelli woo hoo.
ReplyDeleteI think ur more vermicelli. As in a BIG BOWL OF.
ReplyDeletei appreciated the way pierre berge took the whole china drama on the two bronze heads as an opportunity to bring the tibet issue to the world stage once again.
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