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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