The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale at Christie's May 13

The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale  opens 20th Century Week at Christie’s New York. The highlights of the New York auction on 13 May, include standout out pieces by Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, René Magritte and other leading names of the 20th Century. The much anticipated sale presents works from the greatest moments of Impressionism to Modern art, with leading artists of the period.



Pablo Picasso’s Baigneuses et crabe, 1938 (estimate: $1.2 – 1.8 million),

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Arbres dans le jardin de l’asile, October, 1889. Oil on canvas. 16 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Estimate on request. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. Newhouse: Masterpieces from the Collection of S.I. Newhouse

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Baigneuses devant une montagne (recto); étude de maison (verso), 1902-1906. pencil and watercolor on paper (recto); pencil on paper (verso). 5 x 8 ½ in. Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. Property from an Important European Collection

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), Bouilloire et fruits, 1888-1890. Oil on canvas. 18 ⅜ x 23 in. Estimate on request. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. Newhouse: Masterpieces from the Collection of S.I. Newhouse

Claude Monet (1840-1926), Nature morte au melon d’Espagne, 1879. Oil on canvas. 35 ½ x 26 ¾ in. Estimate: $2,000,000-4,000,000. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s New York. Property from the Collection of Frederick A. and Sharon L. Klingenstein

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Nu à la fenêtre, 1929. Oil on canvas. 25 ¾ x 21 ½ in. Estimate: $7,000,000-10,000,000. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). Le Jardin d’Octave Mirbeau, la terrasse, Les Damps, 1892. Oil on canvas. 28 ¾ x 36 ¼ in. Estimate: $3,000,000-5,000,000. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Family Collection

René Magritte (1898-1967), Le Thérapeute , 1967. Bronze with dark brown and green patina. Height: 58 ⅝ in. (149 cm.) Width: 50 in. (127 cm.) Estimate:$1,000,000-2,000,000. This work is offered in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), La Terrasse ou Une terrasse à Grasse, 1912. Oil on canvas. 49 ¼ x 52 ⅞ in. (125.3 x 134.4 cm.). Estimate: $5,000,000-8,000,000. This work is offered in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz

Marc Chagall (1887-1985), L’Acrobate ou Le Trapèze, 1937-1938. Gouache and pastel and ink on paper laid down on card laid down on canvas. 25 ¾ x 18 ¾ in. (65.5 x 47.7 cm.) Estimate: $700,000-1,000,000. This work is offered in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Course de taureaux, 1900. Gouache and pastel on board. 18 ½ x 27 ½ in. (47.1 x 70 cm.). Estimate: $3,500,000-5,500,000. This work is offered in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz

Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) Lunia Czechowska (à la robe noire), 1919. Oil on canvas. 36 ⅜ x 23 ⅝ in (92.4 x 60 cm). Estimate: $12,000,000-18,000,000. This work is offered in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz

Claude Monet (1840–1926), Le Palais Dario, 1908. Oil on canvas. 22 ⅛ x 26 ⅛ in. (56.2 x 66.5 cm.) Estimate: $4,000,000–6,000,000. This work is offered in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 13 May at Christie’s in New York. The Collection of Drue Heinz