What: Auction of 20th Century ArtworkWhere: Christie’s, 9 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, FranceWhen: October 21, 4pmPublic Viewing: October 19 – 20, 10am – 6pm, October 21, 10am – 12pmTop Lots of the Sale:The auction offers significant artworks from the 20th century. Highlights of the sale include Picasso’s Buste d’homme and major pieces from Georges Braque, Joan Miró, Fernand Léger, Salvador Dalí and Jean Arp. Top lots of this sale are:*Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), “Buste d'homme/ Bust of a man,” painted on the 9th of June 1969, oil on corrugated cardboard. Estimate: € 2,000,000 - € 3,000,000 (US$ 2,207,394 - US$ 3,311,091)*Georges Braque (1882-1963), “La saucier/ The saucier,” 1942, oil on canvas. Estimate: € 450,000 - € 650,000 (US$ 496,664 - US$ 717,403)*Fernand Léger (1881-1955), “L'avion dans les nuages/ The plane in the clouds,” 1939, oil on canvas. Estimate: € 350,000 - € 500,000 (US$ 386,294 - US$ 551,848)*Joan Miró (1893-1983), “Rouge et Azur/ Red Azur,” executed on the 10th of January 1962, pastel, ink, oil and a piece of stitched cloth on canvas. Estimate: € 350,000 - € 450,000 (US$ 386,294 - US$ 496,664)*Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), “La rue du Mont-Cenis sous la neige/ Rue du Mont Cenis in the snow,” circa 1935, oil on canvas. Estimate: € 250,000 - € 350,000 (US$ 275,924 - US$ 386,294)Click on the Sideshow for highlights of the sale.
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