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8/3/2019 Feb 12 - The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor - Overview of Art Offered From the Collection at Christie's London
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CHRISTIES
For Immediate ReleaseMonday, 16 January 2012
Press Contacts: Hannah Schmidt (London) [email protected] tel +44 207 389 2664Matthew Paton (London) [email protected] tel +44 207 389 2664Erin McAndrew (NY) [email protected] tel +1 212 636 2680
Works of Art fromThe Collection of Elizabeth Taylor
LED BY VAN GOGH, PISSARRO, DEGAS & RENOIR
Christies London Sales of Impressionist and Modern Art
7-8 February 2012London In December 2011 the landmark auction ofThe Collection of Elizabeth Taylor at
Christies New York from December 3 17 far exceeded Christies pre-sale expectations realising a
combined total of $156,756,576 (100,324,209/120,702,563). Drawing unprecedented interest
from bidders throughout the world, every single one of the 1,778 lots of jewellery, fashion,
decorative arts and film memorabilia sold. Christies will present the remaining portion of 38 works
from the collection led byVue de l'Asile de la Chapelle de Saint-Rmy, 1889, by Vincent Van Gogh
(1853-1890) (estimate: 5-7million) - between February 7 and 8 in the London series of major bi-
annual Impressionist and Modern Artsales:
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale7 February at 7pm: 3 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor(lots 10-12)Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper Sale8 February at 10:30am: 13 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor(lots 324-336)Impressionist and Modern Day Sale8 February at 2pm: 22 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor (lots 502-523)
Giovanna Bertazzoni, International Specialist Head of Impressionist and Modern Art:
Elizabeth Taylor was as passionate about buying art as she was jewels. Advised by her father, Francis Taylor, whowas a very successful art dealer, she bought extensively in the 1960s, concentrating on the names of the zeitgeist: Van
Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Utrillo, Rouault she was careful to purchase pieces that were as eye-catching as themarvellous Van Gogh, as well as more demanding and academic works such as the Degas self-portrait. Having grownup surrounded by fine art and surrounded by her own canvases until the end of her life, this collection of paintings wasvery important to Miss Taylor and provides collectors with not only a very interesting insight into the icon herself, butalso an exciting opportunity to acquire important works by leading Impressionist and Modern artists.
Marc Porter, the Chairman and President of Christie's Americas, extends the invitation of The
Elizabeth Taylor Trust - to Miss Taylors many admirers in Europe - to visit the complete group of
pictures to be sold from her collection, which will be on view for the first time in London between 2
and 7 February.
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Elizabeth Taylors love of fine art began in the home with her father Francis Taylor, an art dealer
with a successful gallery on Old Bond Street in London. At the start of the Second World World
War, Mr. Taylor transferred his family and business to California, setting up shop in the stylish
Beverly Hills Hotel where celebrities such as Greta Garbo, Vincent Price and Hedda Hopper
purchased works for their collections. The move to Los Angeles also marked Elizabeth Taylors
shining entre into Hollywood stardom.
Already armed with a fine appreciation for the arts, as an adult Miss Taylor went on to become a
devoted admirer of important paintings with a great fondness for Impressionist and Modern Art.
Her acute grasp of 19th and 20th century British and French paintings and drawings led her to amass
an important collection of works, including paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Camille
Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, and Maurice Utrillo.
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IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN EVENING AUCTION
Lot 10
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)Autoportraitcirca1857-1858
Estimate 350,000 - 450,000$530,000 - 680,000400,000 - 510,000
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Lot 11
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)Pommiers d'Eragny1894
Estimate 900,000 - 1,200,000$1,400,000 - 1,800,0001,100,000 - 1,300,000
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Lot 12
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)Vue de l'Asile de la Chapelle de Saint-Rmy1889
Estimate 5,000,0007,000,000$7,600,00011,000,0005,700,000 7,900,000
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IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS ON PAPER SALE
Lot 324
Bla Kdr (1877-1956)Femme assise dans un fauteuil
Late 1930s or early 1940s
Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,9003,900
Lot 325
Bla Kdr (1877-1956)Figures with horses(recto); Seated Nude(verso)Late 1930s or early 1940s
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500$3,800 - 5,3002,900 - 3,900
Lot 326
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
La Place du Tertre et Sacr Coeur
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000$31,000 - 45,00023,000 - 34,000
Lot 327
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Galway Fisherfolk1915
Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900
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Lot 328
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Family group in a landscape
Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900
Lot 329
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Mother and children in a landscape
Estimate 2,5003,500
$3,8005,3002,900 3,900
Lot 330
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Family group; and a study of Ida holding a baby
Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900
Lot 331
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Family group; and a study of Dorelia
Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900
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Lot 332
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Female nude
Estimate 400600$610 - 900450 - 670
Lot 333
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Nude study
Estimate 1,5002,000$2,3003,0001,700 2,000
Lot 335
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)Profils dhomme et de femmecirca1888
Estimate 1,0001,500$1,6002,3001,200 1,700
Lot 334
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Design for poster Old Alhambra Music Hallcirca1900
Estimate 1,0001,500$1,6002,3001,200 1,700
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Lot 336
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)Paysage avec personnages (les amoureux) et animaux (lecorbeau et le renard)
Estimate 3,0005,000$4,6007,500
3,4005,600
IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN DAY SALE
Lot 502
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)Chteau de Chillon (Suisse)
circa1916
Estimate 35,000 - 45,000$53,000 - 45,00050,000 - 51,000
Lot 503
Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Eglise de Murato, Corsecirca1940-1942
Estimate 45,00055,000$68,00083,00051,000 62,000
Lot 504
Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)Promenade cheval
Estimate 120,000 - 180,000$190,000 - 270,000140,000 - 200,000
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Lot 505
Albert Lebourg (1849-1928),Barques aux grandes voiles sur le lac Lman Meillerieen Haute-Savoie
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000$9,100 - 12,000
6,800 - 9,000
Lot 506
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)Le tabac
Estimate 40,000 - 60,000$61,000 - 90,00045,000 - 67,000
Lot 507
Georges Rouault (1871-1958)Le bless III, comme il sortait du lit d'orties
Estimate 60,000 - 80,000$91,000 - 120,00068,000 - 90,000
Lot 508
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Portrait of Poppet, the artist's daughter, in a black hatcirca1935
Estimate 40,000 - 60,000$61,000 - 90,00045,000 - 67,000
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Lot 509
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)The Arenig Fach
Estimate 18,000 - 25,000$28,000 - 38,00021,000 - 28,000
Lot 510
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961),Portrait of Mary Keene
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000$16,000 - 23,00012,000 - 17,000
Lot 511
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Mavis in green
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000$23,000 - 30,000
17,000 - 22,000
Lot 512
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Ray
Estimate 7,000 - 10,000$11,000 - 15,0007,900 -11,000
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Lot 513
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Le Mas de Galeron en Provence1930s
Estimate 12,000 - 18,000$19,000 - 27,000
14,000 - 20,000
Lot 514
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Grace as a Madonna
Estimate 5,000 - 8,000
$7,600 - 12,0005,700 - 9,000
Lot 515
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Grace (Village Girl)
Estimate 8,000 - 12,000$12,000 - 18,0009,000 - 13,000
Lot 516
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Varuna
Estimate 12,000 - 18,000$19,000 - 27,00014,000 - 20,000
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Lot 517
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of William McElroy
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
$6,100 - 9,0004,500 - 6,700
Lot 518
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Seated nude on a white cloth
Estimate 12,000 - 18,000$19,000 - 27,00014,000 - 20,000
Lot 519
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)
Mavis
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500$1,600 - 2,3001,200 - 1,700
Lot 520
Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Seated nude with raised arm
Estimate 8,000 - 12,000$12,000 - 18,0009,000 - 13,000
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Lot 521
Margaret Fisher Prout (1875-1963)Landscape with windmill1949
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500$1,600 - 2,300
1,200 - 1,700
Lot 522
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)Village sous la neige
Estimate 40,00060,000$61,00090,00045,000 67,000
Lot 523
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)Buste de femme en costume orientalcirca1895
Estimate 180,000 - 250,000
$280,000 - 380,000210,000 - 280,000
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