What: Auction of Artworks from Avant Garde till TodayWhere: Sotheby’s, 76 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, FranceWhen: October 19, 5.00 pm CESTPublic Viewing: October 14, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm CEST, October 16, 17, and 18 10:00am - 6:00 pm CEST, and October 19, 10:00am - 2:00pm CESTThe auction will be held during the FIAC week and includes artworks by popular artists covering genres from the emergence of avant-garde till contemporary times. Artists such as Rodin, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte, and Max Ernst among others will be up for sale. What connects the artworks are the dialogue, variations, contrasts, and convergences that exists as a common thread between them.Top Lots of the Sale:- ‘Le Toit Du Monde’, 1926, oil on canvas, 65,2 x 74,5 cm; 25 5/8 x 29 3/8 in., by René Magritte(1898 – 1967). Estimate: € 1,500,000 —€ 2,000,000 (US$ 1,787,355 - US$ 2,383,140)- ‘Marine’, 1882, oil on canvas, 54,3 x 65,3 cm; 21 3/8 x 25 3/4 in., by Claude Monet (1840 – 1926). Estimate: € 1,000,000 — € 1,500,000 (US$ 1,191,570 - US$ 1,787,355)- ‘Méditerranée’, 1952, oil on canvas, 38 x 81 cm; 15 x 32 in., by Nicolas de Staël (1914 – 1955). Estimate: € 700,000 — € 1,000,000 (US$ 834,099 - US$ 1,191,570)- ‘Traveler's Folding Item’, readymade: Underwood typewriter plastic cover, 23 x 45 x 18 cm; 9 x 17 3/4 x 7 in., by Marcel Duchamp (1887 – 1968). Estimate: € 600,000 — € 800,000 (US$ 714,942 - US$ 953,256)- ‘Artemis’, 1929, oil on canvas, 89,2 x 116,8 cm; 35 1/8 by 46 in., by Francis Picabia (1879 – 1953). Estimate: € 500,000 — € 700,000 (US$ 595,785 - US$ 834,099)- ‘Iris Messagère Des Dieux, Étude Sans Tête, Petit Modèle’, conceived in 1890-91, this example cast in bronze by Alexis Rudier in 1945, bronze, height: 41 cm; 16 1/8 in., Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917). Estimate: € 400,000 — € 600,000 (US$ 476,628 - US$ 714,942)- ‘L'atelier De Chevreuse’, 1953, oil on canvas, 50 x 64,5 cm ; 19 3/4 x 25 3/8 in., by Fernand Léger (1881 – 1955). Estimate: € 400,000 — € 600,000 (US$ 476,628 - US$ 714,942)For details, visit: http://www.sothebys.com/en.htmlClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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