Pablo Picasso, Le Sauvetage, 1932, $31,525,000
Well, it’s not ALL about $$ in the art world all the time but it sure seems like it this time of year, during the big Spring auctions. At Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art sale this week, Picasso’s “Le Sauvetage” sold for $31,525,000 and Monet’s really spectacular painting of the Japanese footbridge in his Giverny garden went for $15,845,000. While Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on Tuesday, May 6, took in $285,879,000. The sale was led by works from two legendary private collections, Edgar Bronfman the Seagram’s mogul and Hugette Clark, the Manhattan famous recluse who died at 100+ last year. Just keeping you up date… (via Chistie’s and Sotheby’s)
Claude Monet, Le Pont Japonais, sold for $15,845,000
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