The Modern Art on Paper Auction (Modern works on paper) held in Paris at Christie's ended with a total of 6,948,950 Eur.
Among the highlights of this sale was a charcoal drawing by Matisse from the series Thèmes et variants: Femme étendue, executed on October 17, 1941.
Of exceptional quality are the two works on paper by Fernand Léger, Les Trois masks: Afrique, Océanie et Amérique (1922) and Le Pecheur (1921). Another brilliant designer was Edgar Degas who reveals the modernity of his line in his charcoal work entitled Femme s'essuyant. Made between 1895 and 1900, this work differs from his well-known dancers and marks a turning point in artistic reflection, the painter takes off from the scene, the subject becomes more intimate and the gesture freer and more powerful.
Top Lots
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) – Femme étendue – €697,500
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) – Dans les coulisses: the acrobat – €661,500
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Pomme, coffret et verre à vin – €361,500
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Tête d'homme barbu, homme à la cape et chien – €313,500
Lucian Freud (1922-2011) – Self-Portrait – €301,500
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Woman au corsage à fleurs – €289,500
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) – Femme s'essuyant – €265,500
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Dance – €265,500
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) – Lotus or L'orage – €217,500
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) – Le pêcheur – €217,500
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) – Voiliers – €217,500
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) – Les trois masques: Afrique, Océanie et Amérique (Projet de rideau de scène pour “La création … – €205,500
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) – Young girl extended – €175,500
Joan Miró (1893-1983) – Without title – €169,500
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) – Femme dans un lit à baldaquin et homme debut – €157,500
