Sotheby's Paris Opens New HQ with Surrealist White-Glove Auction
On October 18, 2024, Sotheby's inaugurated its new headquarters at 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, hosting a surrealist auction named 'Surrealism and its Legacy,' which garnered €23.1 million from 28 lots sold. A session titled 'Modernités' contributed an additional €36.1 million, bringing the overall total to €59.2 million. Notable sales included Salvador Dalí's 'Rose méditative' (1958) for €3.9 million and Kay Sage's 'Other Answers' (1945) at €1 million. Works by René Magritte sold within their estimated values. Leonor Fini's piece fetched €360,000, while František Muzika's 'Larva VIII' set a French record at €240,000. Jean Dubuffet's 'Visiteur au chapeau bleu' (1955) sold for €6.88 million, coinciding with the centenary of André Breton's Surrealist Manifesto.
Key facts
- Sotheby's Paris opened new headquarters at 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
- Inaugural auction on October 18, 2024, was a white-glove sale for surrealist works
- Combined total of two sessions: €59.2 million
- Surrealism and its Legacy session: €23.1 million, all 28 lots sold
- Salvador Dalí's Rose méditative sold for €3.9 million (estimate €700,000)
- Kay Sage's Other Answers sold for €1 million (estimate €300,000)
- Jean Dubuffet set French record with Visiteur au chapeau bleu at €6.88 million
- Lucio Fontana's ceramic Maschera sold for €2.2 million, second highest for a ceramic by the artist
Entities
Artists
- Salvador Dalí
- Kay Sage
- Jane Graverol
- František Muzika
- René Magritte
- Leonor Fini
- Juanita Guccione
- Dorothea Tanning
- Jean Dubuffet
- Lucio Fontana
- Alighiero Boetti
- André Breton
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Raymond Radiguet
- Dorothy Lichtenstein
- Roy Lichtenstein
Institutions
- Sotheby's
- Sotheby's Europe
- Centre Pompidou
- Artribune
- Christie's
- Art Basel Paris
- Schlumberger Collection
Locations
- Paris
- France
- 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris
- Londra