Past Auction

Impressionist & Modern Art

Wed, May 11, 2022 at 11am EDT |
New York
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Sale Total Tops $3.2 Million Surpassing Expectations!

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  • Successful Auction of Impressionist & Modern Art on May 11, 2022
  • Comprising Lots 1 - 61 in the May 11 Auction
  • Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions

NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Impressionist & Modern Art on May 11, 2022 that saw prices soar and a sale total that topped $3.2 million. The sale showcased fine European and American paintings, drawings and sculpture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The offerings spanned Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to German Expressionism and early Modernism.

With competitive international bidding, the sale totaled a strong $3,284,642, surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $1,916,600-2,963,100, with 84% sold by lot and 100% sold by value.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Highlighting the sale was a masterful depiction of the female form by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French 1825-1905) that achieved a stunning $258,300, more than doubling its $70,000-100,000 estimate. The work represented Twilight from a series of four paintings depicting times of the day. Read an essay by Specialist Milan Tessler profiling Bouguereau and this work. Read More 

Le Pho
The sale also saw exceptionally strong prices for works by Vietnamese/French artist Le Pho (1907-2001) that more than tripled their respective estimates. View Lots

Post-War & Contemporary Art and Latin American Art

In addition to Impressionist & Modern Art, the May 11 sale presented special sections devoted to Post-War & Contemporary Art (Read More) and Latin American Art (Read More) with equally strong results.
 

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  • Collection of a North Palm Beach Couple
  • Estate of Arthur Maslow
  • Estate of Nancy Lassalle
  • Estate of Randolph Harrison
  • Estate of Thomas Koch
  • From a New Jersey Estate
  • From the Estate of Norma Kipnis Wilson, Philanthropist and Activist
  • Property from a Charleston South Carolina Estate
  • Property from a Maryland Collection
  • Property from a Palm Beach Estate
  • Property from a Prominent Corporate Collection
  • Property from the Collection of Jacqueline & Pierre Simon
  • Property from the Collection of Sandra and Fred Pine
  • Property from the Estate of Hermine Chivian-Cobb, New York
  • Property from the Estate of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
  • Property from The Estate of Louise Miller, 907 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
  • Property of a Private New Jersey Collection
  • Property of a South Carolina Estate
  • The Christine Biddle Wainwright Collection
  • The Collection of Dr. Thomas Chua
  • The Collection of Greta Crusoe
  • The Estate of Kathryn Graham

A Selection of Auction Highlights

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