Contemporary, Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sales Total £170.9

4 – 12 February | London

Sotheby’s February 2020 sales of Impressionist, Modern, Surrealist and Contemporary Art achieve a total of £170,866,634. Highlights included David Hockney's sumptuous portrayal of Californian living, 'The Splash', which sold for £23,117,000, and a pointilliste masterpiece by Camille Pissarro, 'Gelée blanche, jeune paysanne faisant du feu', which sold for £13.3 million.

Contemporary, Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sales Total £170.9

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Contemporary Art

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Auctions & Exhibitions

Exhibitions on view from 10 January – 11 February

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Contemporary Art Results

Evening Auction
Day Auction

Evening Auction

Estimate: 20,000,000 – 30,000,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Untitled Anthropometry (ANT 132)

Estimate: 6,000,000 – 8,000,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Christopher Wool

Christopher Wool

Estimate: 5,500,000 – 6,500,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 2,200,000 – 2,800,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

11 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Day Auction

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Concetto Spaziale, Attesa

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

John Chamberlain

John Chamberlain

Pollo Primavera

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Collaboration Appropriation 4

Estimate: 300,000 – 400,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Estimate: 280,000 – 350,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Untitled (Relief No. 302)

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP

Contemporary Art Day Auction

12 February 2020 | 11:00 AM GMT | London

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Results

Evening Sale
Day Sale

Evening Sale

Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro

Gelée blanche, jeune paysanne faisant du feu

Estimate: 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

La Corne d’Or. Matin

Estimate: 5,000,000 – 7,000,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Zwei blaue Esel (Pferd und Esel) (Two Blue Donkeys - Horse and Donkey)

Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Personnages et oiseau devant le soleil

Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 2,200,000 – 2,800,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Estimate: 1,800,000 – 2,500,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Francis Picabia

Francis Picabia

Sous les oliviers (Coquetterie)

Estimate: 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 GBP

Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale

4 February 2020 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

Day Sale

Waterloo Bridge

Estimate: 400,000 – 600,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Bouquets d'œillets aux amoureux en vert

Estimate: 350,000 – 550,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

La Fontaine or Jeune fille près d'une fontaine

Estimate: 350,000 – 450,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Jacques Lipchitz

Jacques Lipchitz

L’acrobate à cheval

Estimate: 350,000 – 450,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Le couple sous l'arbre or Les fiancés au clair de lune

Estimate: 180,000 – 250,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Théo van Rysselberghe

Théo van Rysselberghe

La vigne en octobre

Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Two Malay Women with a Rose

Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

5 February 2020 | 10:30 AM GMT | London

Exhibition Information

An exhibition of works will be on view and open to the public at our London galleries from:
29 January–11 February
Monday–Friday | 09:00AM–04:30PM
Saturday–Sunday | 12:00PM–5:00PM

For more information, please contact enquiries@sothebys.com or +44 7293 5000

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