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8 Big Sales from Christie's Modern Art and Impressionism Sale
Portrait de Marjorie Ferry
Artist
Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)
Date
1932
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
39 3/8 x 25 5/8 in.
Sale price
$21,164,000
World Record for the Artist
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Le somnambule
Artist
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Date
1946
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
21 3/8 x 25 5/8 in.
Sale price
$2,184,114
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A la rencontre du Plaisir
Artist
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Date
1962
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.
Sale price
$24,613,875
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Ligustri
Artist
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Date
c. 1929
Materials
Oil, gouache and brush and black ink over pencil on panel
Dimensions
59 ¾ x 37 7/8 in.
Sale price
$4,538,625
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Femme à sa toilette
Artist
Louis Anquetin (1861-1932)
Date
1889
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 ¼ x 28 ¾ in.
Sale price
1,719,202
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Trois hommes qui marchent (Grand plateau)
Artist
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Date
Cast in 1950
Materials
Bronze with dark brown patina
Dimensions
28 ¼ in. in height
Sale price
$14,654,250
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Perspective: Le balcon de Manet
Artist
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Date
1949
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
31 ½ x 23 5/8 in.
Sale price
$4,842,175
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Gefährliche Straße
Artist
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Date
July 1918
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 5/8 x 25 ¾ in
Sale price
$12,662,325
World Auction Record for the Artist
Photo Courtesy : © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Portrait de Marjorie Ferry
Artist
Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)
Date
1932
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
39 3/8 x 25 5/8 in.
Sale price
$21,164,000
World Record for the Artist
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Le somnambule
Artist
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Date
1946
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
21 3/8 x 25 5/8 in.
Sale price
$2,184,114
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
A la rencontre du Plaisir
Artist
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Date
1962
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.
Sale price
$24,613,875
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Ligustri
Artist
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Date
c. 1929
Materials
Oil, gouache and brush and black ink over pencil on panel
Dimensions
59 ¾ x 37 7/8 in.
Sale price
$4,538,625
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Femme à sa toilette
Artist
Louis Anquetin (1861-1932)
Date
1889
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 ¼ x 28 ¾ in.
Sale price
1,719,202
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Trois hommes qui marchent (Grand plateau)
Artist
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Date
Cast in 1950
Materials
Bronze with dark brown patina
Dimensions
28 ¼ in. in height
Sale price
$14,654,250
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Perspective: Le balcon de Manet
Artist
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Date
1949
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
31 ½ x 23 5/8 in.
Sale price
$4,842,175
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
Gefährliche Straße
Artist
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Date
July 1918
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 5/8 x 25 ¾ in
Sale price
$12,662,325
World Auction Record for the Artist
Photo Courtsey of © Christie’s Images Limited 2020
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