What: Modernites (Modernity)Where: Sotheby’s, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong KongWhen: October 16, 6:00 pm CESTPublic Viewing: October 11, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM CEST, October 12, 2019 | 11:00 AM - 07:00 PM CEST, October 13, 2019 | 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM CEST, October 14, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM CEST, October 15, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM CEST, October 16, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM CESTTop Lots at the Sale:— “Le Cirque Mauve (The Pure Circus)” — Marc Chagall (1887-1985); oil, tempera and ink on canvas, signed Marc Chagall (lower right); signed ChAgAll mArc (on the reverse). Painted in 1966. Measurement: 73.2x100.4 cm; 28 7/8x39 1/2 in. Featured in lot 14. Estimate: 3,000,000 — 5,000,000 EUR (3,327,500 USD - 5,545,850 USD)— “Medea” — Francis Picabia (1879-1953); ink, pencil, watercolor and gouache on cardboard, signed Francis Picabia (lower center) and titled Medea (upper right). Executed circa 1929. Measurement: 105.9x76 cm; 41 3/4x29 7/8 in. Featured in lot 6. Estimate: 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 EUR (1,663,750 USD - 2,218,350 USD)— “Nu Allonge Et Tete D’homme (Nu Elongate And Man's Head)” — Pablo Picasso (1881-1973); oil on canvas, dated 25.3.67 and numbered III (on the reverse). Painted on March 25th, 1967. Measurement: 60.4x73.2 cm; 23 3/4x28 7/8 in. Featured in lot 26. Estimate: 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 EUR (1,331,000 USD - 1,996,500 USD)— “Les Deux Soeurs (The Two Sisters)” — Fernand Leger (1881-1955); oil on canvas, signed F. Leger and dated 32 (lower right); signed F. Leger, dated 32 and titled “Les Deux Soeurs” (on the reverse). Painted in 1932. Measurement: 62.5x54.5 cm; 24 1/2x21 1/2 in. Featured in lot 29. Estimate: 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 EUR (1,331,000 USD - 1,996,500 USD)— “L’incorruptible” — Rene Magritte (1898-1967); oil on canvas, signed Magritte (lower right); signed Magritte and dated 1940 (on the stretcher). Painted in 1940. Measurement: 54.4x73.2 cm; 21 3/8x28 7/8 in. Featured in lot 9. Estimate: 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 EUR (1,109,150 USD - 1,663,750 USD)— “Concetto Spaziale, Attesa” — Lucio Fontana (1899-1968); waterpaint on canvas, signed l. Fontana, titled “Concetto Spaziale”/ Attesa and inscribed Buon viaggio e / buon fine (on the reverse). Executed in 1967. Measurement: 61x50.5 cm; 24x19 7/8 in. Featured in lot 3. Estimate: 800,000 — 1,200,000 EUR (887,350 USD - 1,331,000 USD)— “Massif Aux Echancres (Massive To Schedules)” — Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985); acrylic on canvas laid down on klegecell, signed and dated J.D 71 (lower center); signed and numbered 6 Massif aux echancres (on the reverse). Painted in 1971. Measurement: 143x162 cm; 56 1/4 x63 3/4 in. Featured in lot 34. Estimate: 700,000 — 1,000,000 EUR (776,400 USD - 1,109,170 USD)— “Peinture (Painting)” — Pierre Soulages (b. 1919); oil on canvas, signed Soulages (lower right); signed Soulages, titled and dated “Peinture 72x102 cm 19 mai 1982” (on the reverse). Executed on 19 May 1982. Measurement: 72x102 cm; 28 5/16 x40 1/8 in. Featured in lot 11. Estimate: 650,000 — 850,000 EUR (720,950 USD - 942,800 USD)For details, visit: https://www.sothebys.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin
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