It was slim pickings at the latest sales of Impressionist & Modern art in London as a lack of high-value consignments led to the lowest overall total for a summer series in this category for a decade, writes Alex Capon.
It was slim pickings at the latest sales of Impressionist & Modern art in London as a lack of high-value consignments led to the lowest overall total for a summer series in this category for a decade, writes Alex Capon.
The evening sales were thin affairs with Christie’s offering 31 lots on June 18 of which 24 sold for £36.4m. The top lot was Pablo Picasso’s (1881-1973) Homme et femme nus from 1968 knocked down at £10.8m against a £10m-15m guide. Sotheby’s sale the following night was even smaller with 25 lots, 23 of which sold for £98.9m.