Christie's Paris - 20th century week - 17/18 October 2019

PARIS – THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2019

Paris – On the 17 and 18 October, Christie’s will present its 20th century auctions including the 4th edition of the Avant-Garde sale which will present a selection of exceptional works realised by some of the most important icons of the last hundred years’ Art History.

The 46 lots offered during this sale have a global estimate between 40 and 50 million euros.

Paul Nyzam and Antoine Lebouteiller, Head of the Avant-Garde sale: “We are pleased to team up for this 4th edition of the Avant-Garde sale. Included in the art market’s most dynamic week in France, this sale will offer some exceptional works, carefully selected and often never presented at auction, ranging from 1914 to 2007. Among the artists who had a special relationship to the French capital, we can mention Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger along with Nicolas de Staël, Pierre Soulages, Wols, Jean Dubuffet and Zao Wou-Ki. By combining the efforts of the Impressionist, Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art departments, we have the ambition to present the best of the last century’s artistic creation to numerous connoisseurs who will be in Paris during FIAC week.”

Please see the full press release.