Auction recap / Christie's
Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale Realizes £19,233,628
Led by a Pablo Picasso work that sold for £1,636,000, the auction achieved an 84.5% sell-through rate.
Auction highlights
- Estimate£400–600KSold£1,636,000
- Estimate£600–800KSold£1,231,900
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Estimate£250–350KSold£952,500PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
Estimate£0.7–1MSold£914,400- Estimate£450–650KSold£749,300
- Estimate£350–550KSold£660,400
- Estimate£400–600KSold—
- Estimate£250–350KSold£571,500
- Estimate£200–300KSold£508,000
- Estimate£250–500KSold—
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
Estimate£120–180KSold£482,600PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
Estimate£120–180KSold£469,900
| Auction highlights | Estimate | Sold price | Estimate track | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) | £400–600K | £1,636,000 | ||
| MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) | £600–800K | £1,231,900 | ||
| JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) | £250–350K | £952,500 | ||
| PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) | £0.7–1M | £914,400 | ||
| MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941) | £450–650K | £749,300 | ||
| FRANCIS PICABIA (1879-1953) | £350–550K | £660,400 | ||
| JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) | £400–600K | — | ||
| MAURICE DENIS (1870-1943) | £250–350K | £571,500 | ||
| EUGÈNE BOUDIN (1824-1898) | £200–300K | £508,000 | ||
| PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) | £250–500K | — | ||
| PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) | £120–180K | £482,600 | ||
| PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) | £120–180K | £469,900 | ||
Estimate track marks the pre-sale range; the tick marks the sold price.
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Christie's concluded its Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, realizing a total of £19,233,628[1] with 147 of 174 lots sold, representing an 84.5% sell-through[1] rate. Christie's served as the official result source for the auction, documenting the final hammer prices and buyer premiums.
Auction highlights
Sale file- PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) | estimate £400,000 to[2] £600,000 | sold[2] for £1,636,000[2] (above the high estimate)
- MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) | estimate £600,000 to[3] £800,000 | sold[3] for £1,231,900[3] (above the high estimate)
- JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) | estimate £250,000 to[8][4] £350,000 | sold[8][4] for £952,500[4] (above the high estimate)
- PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) | estimate £700,000 to[5] £1,000,000 | sold[5] for £914,400[5] (within estimate)
- MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941) | estimate £450,000 to[6] £650,000 | sold[6] for £749,300[6] (above the high estimate)
- FRANCIS PICABIA (1879-1953) | estimate £350,000 to[7] £550,000 | sold[7] for £660,400[7] (above the high estimate)
- MAURICE DENIS (1870-1943) | estimate £250,000 to £350,000 | sold for £571,500[8] (above the high estimate)
This performance positions the sale as Christie's's #29 sale of 190 concluded this year by realized value. Across all its sales this year, Christie's has achieved a year-to-date total of $3,544,027,442[1]. In the broader art category, which has realized $1,181,188,913[1] across all tracked houses this year with an average sell-through rate of 85.8%[1], Christie's continues to lead the category. Within its own GBP-denominated tracking, Christie's has realized £442,573,218[1] year to date, maintaining a 90.7% sell-through[1] rate.
Sources
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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) - 03
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MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) - 04
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) - 05
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PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) - 06
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MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941) - 07
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FRANCIS PICABIA (1879-1953) - 08
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MAURICE DENIS (1870-1943)