Even the art of the 19th century makes itself heard after a long period of silence with a catalog "19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART" of works auctioned by Christie's New York and which ended with a total award of over 9 Millions of dollars.
Works from the XNUMXth century are mainly loved by Anglo-Saxon or Northern European collectors, but the trend demonstrated in this auction foreshadows a return of interest in XNUMXth-century art, albeit directed towards precise styles and the works of authors better known internationally.
Surely the works with an orientalist style, but also Victorian and academic and “wildlife” acted as “New York stars”; a total of 90 lots went to auction, realizing exactly 9.300.575 USD. The first three splendid top lots have an expressly orientalist style: Merchande de grenades by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (estimate 2.500.000-3.500.000) sold for 2.658.500 dollars; Ask Mine No More by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM,RA (2.000.000-3.000.000 USD) sold for 2.210.500 USD; Pandore by William-Adolphe Bouugereau (estimate 600-800 thousand USD) sold for 602.500 dollars.
This was followed by works by the American Frederick Arthur Bridgman Interieur d'un palais Arabe sold for 290.500 USD; by Englishman John William Godward, RBA A Pompeian Lady sold for USD 290.500; by the Belgian Alfred Stevens Mélanconie sold for USD 218.500; followed by various works by the French Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot La chaumiere aux sureaux Normandie fetching USD 216.100, Vachére et sa vache la mare en vue fetching USD 212.500, Marécages boisée avec trois vaches fetching USD 170.500, Ronde de nymphes fetching at $164.500; the Spanish Eliseo Maifrén Roig with Noche en Cadaqués sold for USD 122.500; the Italian Raffaello Sorbi with The Harvest Dance sold for 122.500 USD; the English Mountague Dawson with a navy The USFrigate “Constellation” sold for 116.500 USD.
