Christie's impressive amount sales gathered 285,9 million $

New York - Yesterday, Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art realized 285.879.000 $ (168.668.610 £, which is 205.832.880 €), selling 89% by lot and 96% by value.

This marks the highest total record for Christie’s New York in this category, since May 2010. Of the 53 works offered, 9 lots sold for over 10 million $, 18 for over 5 million $ and 43 for over 1 million $.

Monet’s Nymphéas and Picasso’s Portrait de femme Dora Maar (image above) were the highlights of this auction.

Two additional sales, Works on Paper and the Day sale, will complete the series today.

Brooke Lampley, Head of Department, Impressionist & Modern Art, Christie’s New York, commented, “Our strong performance tonight, the highest since May of 2010, is a testament to the continued strength of the global market for Impressionist and Modern works of art. Bidders from 36 countries competed in our sale tonight for a wide variety of works, from Monet’s classic Nymphéas and Modigliani’s engaging portrait of a red-haired man, to bold, modern works by Picasso and Kandinsky. Our global team has worked tirelessly to source the best works available this season, many of which had never been offered at auction, including star lots from the leading collections of the season: the Clark Family Treasures, the Estate of Edgar M. Bronfman and the Viktor and Marianne Langen Collection”.

Eighty-seven percent of the works have not been at auction for at least ten years and 43% of works have never been offered at auction.

Commissioner Griffin commented: “We are pleased with the results Christie’s has achieved for these paintings from the Clark Family collection this evening. The proceeds from tonight’s sale will benefit the Clark Estate and its goal of establishing a charitable foundation devoted to arts and culture. We look forward to the sale of additional property from the Clark Family Collection at Christie’s this June, which will further benefit the Estate”.