Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale at Sotheby's
May 8, 2008
At Sotheby's last night, auction prices tended to land toward the low end or mid-range of the works' estimates. Some strong works, however, did exceed the house's estimate.
1) Fernand Léger 'Étude pour "La Femme en Bleu"' $35M-$45M $35M
2) Edvard Munch 'Girls on a Bridge' $24M-$28M $27.5M
3) Pablo Picasso "La Grue' $10M-$15M $17.1M
4) Pablo Picasso 'Le Baiser' $10M-$15M $15.5M
5) Alberto Giacometti 'Portrait de Caroline' $10M-$15M $13M
6) Paul Cézanne 'Environs de Gardanne' $6M-$8M $9.3M
7) Alberto Giacometti 'Femme de Venise VIII' $8M-$12M $9M
8) Henri Matisse 'Le Géranium' $2.5M-$3.5M $8.5M
9) Edgar Degas 'Trois danseuses en rose' $7M-$9M $7.5M
10) Joan Miró 'Femmes dans la nuit' $6M-$8M $6M
