CHRISTIE’S

For Immediate Release Monday, 16 January 2012

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Works of Art from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

LED BY VAN GOGH, PISSARRO, DEGAS & RENOIR

Christie’s London Sales of Impressionist and Modern Art 7-8 February 2012

London – In December 2011 the landmark auction of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor at Christie’s New York from December 3 – 17 far exceeded Christie’s pre-sale expectations realising a combined total of $156,756,576 (£100,324,209/€120,702,563). Drawing unprecedented interest from bidders throughout the world, every single one of the 1,778 lots of jewellery, fashion, decorative arts and film memorabilia sold. Christie’s will present the remaining portion of 38 works from the collection – led by Vue de l'Asile de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy, 1889, by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) (estimate: £5-7million) - between February 7 and 8 in the London series of major bi- annual Impressionist and Modern Art sales:

Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale 7 February at 7pm: 3 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor (lots 10-12) Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper Sale 8 February at 10:30am: 13 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor (lots 324-336) Impressionist and Modern Day Sale 8 February at 2pm: 22 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor (lots 502-523)

Giovanna Bertazzoni, International Specialist Head of Impressionist and Modern Art: “Elizabeth Taylor was as passionate about buying art as she was jewels. Advised by her father, Francis Taylor, who was a very successful art dealer, she bought extensively in the 1960s, concentrating on the names of the zeitgeist: Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Utrillo, Rouault… she was careful to purchase pieces that were as eye-catching as the marvellous Van Gogh, as well as more demanding and academic works such as the Degas self-portrait. Having grown up surrounded by fine art and surrounded by her own canvases until the end of her life, this collection of paintings was very important to Miss Taylor and provides collectors with not only a very interesting insight into the icon herself, but also an exciting opportunity to acquire important works by leading Impressionist and Modern artists.”

Marc Porter, the Chairman and President of Christie's Americas, extends the invitation of The Elizabeth Taylor Trust - to Miss Taylor’s many admirers in Europe - to visit the complete group of pictures to be sold from her collection, which will be on view for the first time in London between 2 and 7 February. Elizabeth Taylor’s love of fine art began in the home with her father Francis Taylor, an art dealer with a successful gallery on Old Bond Street in London. At the start of the Second World World War, Mr. Taylor transferred his family and business to California, setting up shop in the stylish Beverly Hills Hotel where celebrities such as Greta Garbo, Vincent Price and Hedda Hopper purchased works for their collections. The move to Los Angeles also marked Elizabeth Taylor’s shining entrée into Hollywood stardom.

Already armed with a fine appreciation for the arts, as an adult Miss Taylor went on to become a devoted admirer of important paintings with a great fondness for Impressionist and Modern Art. Her acute grasp of 19th and 20th century British and French paintings and drawings led her to amass an important collection of works, including paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, and Maurice Utrillo.

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IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN EVENING AUCTION

Lot 10

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Autoportrait circa 1857-1858

Estimate £350,000 - 450,000 $530,000 - 680,000 €400,000 - 510,000

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Lot 11

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Pommiers d'Eragny 1894

Estimate £900,000 - 1,200,000 $1,400,000 - 1,800,000 €1,100,000 - 1,300,000

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Lot 12

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Vue de l'Asile de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy 1889

Estimate £5,000,000 – 7,000,000 $7,600,000 – 11,000,000 €5,700,000 – 7,900,000

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IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS ON PAPER SALE

Lot 324

Béla Kádár (1877-1956) Femme assise dans un fauteuil Late 1930s or early 1940s

Estimate £2,500 – 3,500 $3,800 – 5,300 €2,900 – 3,900

Lot 325

Béla Kádár (1877-1956) Figures with horses (recto); Seated Nude (verso) Late 1930s or early 1940s

Estimate £2,500 - 3,500 $3,800 - 5,300 €2,900 - 3,900

Lot 326

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) La Place du Tertre et Sacré Coeur

Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 $31,000 - 45,000 €23,000 - 34,000

Lot 327

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Galway Fisherfolk 1915

Estimate £2,500 – 3,500 $3,800 – 5,300 €2,900 – 3,900

Lot 328

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Family group in a landscape

Estimate £2,500 – 3,500 $3,800 – 5,300 €2,900 – 3,900

Lot 329

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Mother and children in a landscape

Estimate £2,500 – 3,500 $3,800 – 5,300 €2,900 – 3,900

Lot 330

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Family group; and a study of Ida holding a baby

Estimate £2,500 – 3,500 $3,800 – 5,300 €2,900 – 3,900

Lot 331

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Family group; and a study of Dorelia

Estimate £2,500 – 3,500 $3,800 – 5,300 €2,900 – 3,900

Lot 332

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Female nude

Estimate £400 – 600 $610 - 900 €450 - 670

Lot 333

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)

Nude study

Estimate £1,500 – 2,000 $2,300 – 3,000 €1,700 – 2,000

Lot 335

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) Profils d’homme et de femme circa 1888

Estimate £1,000 – 1,500 $1,600 – 2,300 €1,200 – 1,700

Lot 334

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Design for poster Old Alhambra Music Hall circa 1900

Estimate £1,000 – 1,500 $1,600 – 2,300 €1,200 – 1,700

Lot 336

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) Paysage avec personnages (les amoureux) et animaux (le corbeau et le renard)

Estimate £3,000 – 5,000 $4,600 – 7,500 €3,400 – 5,600

IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN DAY SALE

Lot 502

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) Château de Chillon (Suisse) circa 1916

Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 $53,000 - 45,000 €50,000 - 51,000

Lot 503

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) Eglise de Murato, Corse circa 1940-1942

Estimate £45,000 – 55,000 $68,000 – 83,000 €51,000 – 62,000

Lot 504

Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) Promenade à cheval

Estimate £120,000 - 180,000 $190,000 - 270,000 €140,000 - 200,000

Lot 505

Albert Lebourg (1849-1928), Barques aux grandes voiles sur le lac Léman à Meillerie en Haute-Savoie

Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 $9,100 - 12,000 €6,800 - 9,000

Lot 506

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958) Le tabac

Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 $61,000 - 90,000 €45,000 - 67,000

Lot 507

Georges Rouault (1871-1958) Le blessé III, comme il sortait du lit d'orties

Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 $91,000 - 120,000 €68,000 - 90,000

Lot 508

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Portrait of Poppet, the artist's daughter, in a black hat circa 1935

Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 $61,000 - 90,000 €45,000 - 67,000

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Lot 509

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) The Arenig Fach

Estimate £18,000 - 25,000 $28,000 - 38,000 €21,000 - 28,000

Lot 510

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961), Portrait of Mary Keene

Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 $16,000 - 23,000 €12,000 - 17,000

Lot 511

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Portrait of Mavis in green

Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 $23,000 - 30,000 €17,000 - 22,000

Lot 512

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Portrait of Ray

Estimate £7,000 - 10,000 $11,000 - 15,000 €7,900 -11,000

Lot 513

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Le Mas de Galeron en Provence 1930s

Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 $19,000 - 27,000 €14,000 - 20,000

Lot 514

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Portrait of Grace as a Madonna

Estimate £5,000 - 8,000 $7,600 - 12,000 €5,700 - 9,000

Lot 515

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Portrait of Grace (Village Girl)

Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 $12,000 - 18,000 €9,000 - 13,000

Lot 516

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Varuna

Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 $19,000 - 27,000 €14,000 - 20,000

Lot 517

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Portrait of William McElroy

Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 $6,100 - 9,000 €4,500 - 6,700

Lot 518

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Seated nude on a white cloth

Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 $19,000 - 27,000 €14,000 - 20,000

Lot 519

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Mavis

Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 $1,600 - 2,300 €1,200 - 1,700

Lot 520

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) Seated nude with raised arm

Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 $12,000 - 18,000 €9,000 - 13,000

Lot 521

Margaret Fisher Prout (1875-1963) Landscape with windmill 1949

Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 $1,600 - 2,300 €1,200 - 1,700

Lot 522

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958) Village sous la neige

Estimate £40,000 – 60,000 $61,000 – 90,000 €45,000 – 67,000

Lot 523

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Buste de femme en costume oriental circa 1895

Estimate £180,000 - 250,000 $280,000 - 380,000 €210,000 - 280,000

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