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Living with Art - A Private European Collection Evening Sale

London, 9 February 2012

The evening auction of Living with Art – A Private European Collection realised £30,060,200 / $47,615,357 / €35,741,578, selling 83% by lot and 91% by value. The top lot was Personnages et oiseaux devant le soleil, 1946, by Joan Miró (1893-1983) which sold for £5,081,250 / $8,048,700 / €6,041,606.

Orlando Rock, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s Europe commented: “Collectors in today’s art market are no longer constrained to traditional collecting categories and are buying works of art with a focus on aesthetic quality, independent of origin or age. This trend was in great evidence this evening as we saw modern art collectors bidding for tribal art and furniture, and traditional collectors bidding for modern and contemporary pictures. It is a great testament to the vision, quality and taste of this private collection that it attracted such competitive and diverse international bidding at this evening’s sale.”

Juan Varez, Managing Director, Christie’s Spain commented: “This evening’s auction was a celebration of Spanish art through the ages. We are particularly thrilled to have established a world record price for Luis Meléndez whose still life sold for £3.5 million, beating the previous record by over $1.5 million. From Picasso and Miró, whose record price was set in these rooms on Tuesday evening, to Chillida, Tapiés and Barceló, we were also thrilled to have seen a strong international response for Spanish artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.”

  • Sale Location 8 King Street, London
  • Auction Times Feb 9    7:00pm
  • Viewing Times The Museum of Mankind
    6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3ET
    Jan 16   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 17   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 18   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 19   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 20   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 21   12pm - 4:30pm
    Jan 22   12pm - 4:30pm
    Jan 23   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 24   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 25   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 26   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 27   9:30am - 4:30pm

    Christie’s
    8 King Street, St. James’s, London
    Feb 2   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 3   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 4   12pm - 5pm
    Feb 5   12pm - 5pm
    Feb 6   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 7   9am - 3:30pm
    Feb 8   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 9   9am - 3:30pm
  • Contact Info Orlando Rock
    orock@christies.com
    Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2622
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Living with Art - A Private European Collection Day Sale

London, 10 February 2012

  • Sale Location 8 King Street, London
  • Auction Times Feb 10    10:30am
  • Viewing Times The Museum of Mankind
    6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3ET
    Jan 16   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 17   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 18   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 19   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 20   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 21   12pm - 4:30pm
    Jan 22   12pm - 4:30pm
    Jan 23   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 24   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 25   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 26   9:30am - 4:30pm
    Jan 27   9:30am - 4:30pm

    Christie’s
    8 King Street, St. James’s, London
    Feb 2   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 3   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 4   12pm - 5pm
    Feb 5   12pm - 5pm
    Feb 6   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 7   9am - 3:30pm
    Feb 8   9am - 4:30pm
    Feb 9   9am - 3:30pm
  • Contact Info Orlando Rock
    orock@christies.com
    Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2622