Picasso's Femme assise sets record at Sotheby's London auction
On June 21, 2016, Sotheby's evening auction in London presented 27 lots, of which three did not sell, generating a total of £103,280,000. Picasso's "Femme assise" (1909) fetched £43.3 million, marking a record for any Cubist artwork and the highest price for a painting in London in five years; it had been part of a private collection since 1973. Modigliani's "Jeanne Hébuterne (au foulard)" (1919) achieved £38.5 million, setting a record for a portrait by the artist. Munch's print "The Scream" sold for £1.8 million. Meanwhile, Christie's offered 33 lots, with 12 remaining unsold, totaling £25,612,500. Modigliani's "Madame Hanka Zborowska" (1917) sold for £8,258,500, and records were established for Bernard Buffet and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.
Key facts
- Sotheby's London Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale on June 21, 2016 achieved £103,280,000 including buyer's premium.
- Picasso's 'Femme assise' (1909) sold for £43.3 million, a record for any Cubist work at auction.
- Modigliani's 'Jeanne Hébuterne (au foulard)' (1919) sold for £38.5 million, a record for a Modigliani portrait.
- A Rodin bronze (lot 14) went unsold at £6.2 million.
- Munch's print 'The Scream' achieved a record £1.8 million.
- Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art sale totaled £25,612,500 with 12 unsold lots out of 33.
- Modigliani's 'Madame Hanka Zborowska' (1917) sold for £8,258,500, below expectations.
- Records were set for Bernard Buffet and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner at Christie's.
Entities
Artists
- Pablo Picasso
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Auguste Rodin
- Edvard Munch
- Juan Gris
- Alberto Giacometti
- Bernard Buffet
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Paul Klee
- Rembrandt Bugatti
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Claude Monet
- Max Ernst
- Marc Chagall
- Salvador Dalí
- Georg Kolbe
- Max Beckmann
Institutions
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom