Impressionist and Modern art from exceptional collections, led by works owned by S.I. Newhouse, realises $440,646,375 across four auctions.
Paul Cézanne’s Bouilloire et fruits, a still life painted between 1888 and 1890, came out on top, selling for $59,295,000.
In second place was Arbres dans le jardin de l’asile by Vincent van Gogh. The painting, which was executed in October 1889 during the artist’s stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, sold for $40,000,000.
Completing the top three on the night was Amedeo Modigliani’s Tête, one of just 26 surviving sculptures by the artist. Carved directly from a block of limestone in circa 1911-1912, the mask-like head sold for $34,325,000.
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