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Top Ten Art Sales of 2009

December 30, 2009 By Wendy Campbell

Head of a Muse - Raphael1. Raphael’s (1483-1520) chalk drawing “Head of a Muse” sold for 29.2 million pounds ($47.6 million) at Christie’s London on Dec. 8, setting an auction record for a work of art on paper. It was bought by the U.S.-based collector Leon Black, chief executive of Apollo Global Management LLC and a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Les-Coucous-Tapis-Bleu-et-Rose-Henri Matisse-19112. Henri Matisse’s (1869-1954) 1911 still life of cowslips, “Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose” from the collection of late couturier Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge sold for 35.9 million euros ($45.6 million), an artist record, at a Christie’s Paris auction on Feb. 23. The buyer was New York- based dealer Franck Giraud.

Andy-Warhol-200-One-Dollar-Bills-19623. Andy Warhol’s 1962 silkscreen painting of 200 one-dollar bills sold for $43.8 million at Sotheby’s New York on Nov. 11. It was the second highest auction price for a work by the pop artist.

portrait-de-mme-lr-constantin-brancusi-1914-19174. Constantin Brancusi’s (1876-1957) wooden sculpture “Madame L.R.” (Portrait de Mme L.R. 1914-17), sold for 29.2 million euros ($37.1 million) at Christie’s Feb. 23 auction in Paris from the collection of Saint Laurent and Berge.

Portrait-of-a-Man-with-Arms-Akimbo-Rembrandt-16585. Rembrandt’s 1658 “Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo” sold for 20.2 million pounds ($32.9 million) to Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn. The painting was sold by Johnson & Johnson heiress Barbara Piasecka Johnson at Christie’s London on Dec. 8.

Dragon-Chair-Eileen-Gray-1917-19196. An Art Deco armchair with lacquered wood arms shaped as dragons, by designer Eileen Gray (1878-1976), sold for 21.9 million euros ($28.1 million), more than 10 times its low estimate at Christie’s Paris. The work from the collection of Saint Laurent and Berge established an auction record for 20th-century design.

Composition-avec-bleu-rouge-jaune-et-noir-Piet-Mondrian-19227. Piet Mondrian’s 1922 abstract “Composition avec bleu, rouge, jaune et noir” sold for 21.6 million euros ($27.4 million) at Christie’s Paris sale from the collection of Saint Laurent and Berge.

Eighteen-Arhats-Wu-Bin-Ming Dynasty8. A Ming-dynasty scroll “Eighteen Arhats” by Wu Bin (1573-1620) sold for 170 million yuan ($25 million) at Poly International Auction Co. in Beijing in November. Shanghai-based collector and stock-investor Liu Yiqian bought the work.

Lhomme-qui-Chavire-Alberto-Giacometti-19519. Alberto Giacometti’s (1901-1966) figure of a falling man, “L’Homme Qui Chavire,” sold by Conde Nast chairman S. I. Newhouse Jr., sold for $19.4 million at Sotheby’s New York on Nov. 4.

Petite-Danseuse-de-Quatorze-Ans-Edgar-Degas-188110. Edgar Degas’s (1834-1917) bronze sculpture, “Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans” (1922) sold for 13.3 million pounds ($19.2 million) at Sotheby’s London on Feb. 3.

Source: Business Week

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