Claude Monet 8.2m

Top 30 Above Estimate Evening Sale Works


Below is a list of the work in the London Evening Impressionist and Modern sales that exceeded their estimate range. There were many more works especially by Jean Arp in the day sales that also showed strong demand. But here we confine ourselves to the top 30 lots over £1m that exceeded expectations:

London Imp-Mod Evening Sales Above Estimates

Henry Moore, Reclinging Figure (£3.5-5.5m) £19m

Joan Miró, Painting Poem (£6-9m) £16.8m

Vincent van Gogh, Vue de L'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy (£5-7m) £10.9m

Paul Signac, La Corne d'Or (£4-6m) £8.77m

Claude Monet, L'Entree de Giverny en Hiver (£4.5-6.5m) £8.2m

Geroges Braque, L'Oliveraie (£2-3m) £5.08m

Henry Moore, Working Model for 3-piece No. 3 (£2-3m) £5m

Robert Delauney, Tour Eiffel (£1.5-2.5m) £3.74m

Paul Delvaux, Le nu et le mannequin (£2-3m) £3.3m

Henry Moore, Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 2 (£1.5-2.5m) £3.29m

Marc Chagall, St. Jeannet (£1.8-2.5m) £2.95m

Camille Pissarro, Pommiers a Eragny (£900-1.2m) £2.95m

Otto Dix, The Electric Tram (£700-1.4m) £2.95m

Chaim Soutine, Poissons et Tomates (£1.2-1.8m) £2.7m

Fernand Léger, Composition aux deux papillons (£1.4-1.8m) £2.5m

Claude Monet, Berges de la Seine (£800k-1.2m) £2.2m

Georges Braque, Mandoline, Fruits, Pichet (£800-1.2m) £1.9m

Francis Picabia, Hera (£400-700k) £1.83m

Alberto Giacometti, Annette Venise (£800-1.5m) £1.8m

Paul Delvaux, Jeunes filles a la campagne (£700-1m) £1.6m

Paul Delvaux, Les Adieux (£700-900k) £1.49m

Jean Arp, Balcon I (£500-800k) £1.3m

Pablo Picasso, Tete d'homme et nu assis (£500-800k) £1.27m

Max Ernst, Fleur coquille (£700-1m) £1.27m

Joan Miró, Personnage (£700-1m) £1.16m

Marc Chagall, Hommage au Passé (£500-800k) £937k

Max Ernst, Le Bijoutier du Ciel (£250-350k) £769k

Edgar Degas, Autoportrait (£350-450k) £713k

Paul Klee, Raumarchitekturen (£350-450k) £713k

Georges Vantongerloo, Composition (£150-200k) £623k