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The world may be embroiled in a crippling credit crisis, but that didn't stop collectors from paying record prices at what Christie's is calling the "sale of the century." The auction house brought in $262 million in its first night of the three day sale of Yves Saint Laurent and partner Pierre Berge's 733-piece art collection. During the sale's first night, collectors acted as if they were dancing on the Titanic, paying record prices for Brancusi, Matisse and Mondrian. A three-foot Brancusi wooden sculpture went for $36,792,835 (realized price without fees). The most recent Brancusi record was for "Bird in Space" which sold for $27.4 million in 2005. Other sales records from the night:
HENRI MATISSE Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose: $45,264,579
PIET MONDRIAN Composition avec bleu, rouge, jaune et noir: $27,191,525
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Below is a longer list of what sold Monday night. The complete list is here.
#Lot 1, Sale 1209, ParisEDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)Paysage d'Italie vu par une lucarneprice realized€457,000($576,129)# Lot 2, Sale 1209, ParisPAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903)Etude de femmes martiniquaisesprice realized€673,000($848,435)# Lot 3, Sale 1209, ParisEDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)Jeune fille en chapeau d'étéprice realized€721,000($908,948)# Lot 4, Sale 1209, ParisEDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)Femme à sa toiletteprice realized€553,000($697,154)# Lot 5, Sale 1209, ParisPAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)La montagne Sainte-Victoire vue des Lauves (recto); Etude d'arbres (verso)price realized€2,081,000($2,623,467)# Lot 6, Sale 1209, ParisGEORGES SEURAT (1859-1891)L'homme à femmesprice realized€301,000($379,464)# Lot 7, Sale 1209, ParisHENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)La Tauromachieprice realized€529,000($666,898)# Lot 8, Sale 1209, ParisGUSTAV KLIMT (1862-1918)Etude de femme pour 'Jurisprudence'price realized€49,000($61,773)# Lot 9, Sale 1209, ParisODILON REDON (1840-1916)Il y a peut-être une première humanité essayée dans la fleurprice realized€145,000($182,798)# Lot 10, Sale 1209, ParisEDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940)Marie rêveuse et sa mèreprice realized€1,129,000($1,423,303)# Lot 11, Sale 1209, ParisEDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940)Les Lilasprice realized€385,000($485,360)# Lot 12, Sale 1209, ParisPIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)Ferme sur le Gein, dissimulée par de grands arbres, au coucher de soleilprice realized€313,000($394,592)# Lot 13, Sale 1209, ParisPIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)Ferme sur le Gein, dissimulée par de grands arbresprice realized€385,000($485,360)# Lot 14, Sale 1209, ParisEDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944)Bord de merprice realized€1,129,000($1,423,303)# Lot 15, Sale 1209, ParisLE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU (1844-1910; HENRI, DIT)...Bord de rivièreprice realized€337,000($424,848)# Lot 16, Sale 1209, ParisEDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940)Vuillard au col blancprice realized€517,000($651,770)# Lot 17, Sale 1209, ParisJAMES ENSOR (1860-1949)Le désespoir de Pierrot (Pierrot le jaloux)price realized€4,993,000($6,294,556)# Lot 18, Sale 1209, ParisJAMES ENSOR (1860-1949)Modèle: Buste d'hommeprice realized€67,000($84,465)# Lot 19, Sale 1209, ParisJAMES ENSOR (1860-1949)Nu académiqueprice realized€46,600($58,748)# Lot 20, Sale 1209, ParisJAMES ENSOR (1860-1949)Au Conservatoireprice realized€577,000($727,410)# Lot 21, Sale 1209, ParisHENRI LAURENS (1885-1954)Femme accroupieprice realized€217,000($273,567)# Lot 22, Sale 1209, ParisGEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963)Compotier, Quotidien du Midiprice realized€3,201,000($4,035,425)# Lot 23, Sale 1209, ParisJUAN GRIS (1887-1927)Nature morte à la théière (recto); Etude de bouteille (verso)price realized€169,000($213,054)# Lot 24, Sale 1209, ParisJUAN GRIS (1887-1927)Tasse et pipeprice realized€1,073,000($1,352,706)# Lot 25, Sale 1209, ParisJUAN GRIS (1887-1927)Le Violonprice realized€3,873,000($4,882,599)# Lot 26, Sale 1209, ParisJUAN GRIS (1887-1927)Nature morteprice realized€121,000($152,542)# Lot 27, Sale 1209, ParisGIACOMO BALLA (1871-1958)Compenetrazione iridescente - Eucalyptusprice realized€1,745,000($2,199,880)# Lot 28, Sale 1209, ParisJEAN FAUTRIER (1898-1964)Fleursprice realized€169,000($213,054)# Lot 29, Sale 1209, ParisPABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)Portrait-charge: Massine, Bakst et Diaghilevprice realized€169,000($213,054)# Lot 30, Sale 1209, ParisHENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)Portrait de Michelineprice realized€385,000($485,360)
#Lot 31, Sale 1209, ParisPABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)Homme dans un fauteuilprice realized€625,000($787,923)# Lot 32, Sale 1209, ParisPABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)Poulet, verre, couteau, bouteilleprice realized€625,000($787,923)# Lot 34, Sale 1209, ParisFERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)Le médaillon bleuprice realized€649,000($818,179)# Lot 35, Sale 1209, ParisCONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876-1957)Madame LR (Portrait de Mme LR)price realized€29,185,000($36,792,835)# Lot 36, Sale 1209, ParisALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)Annette dans la cellina à Stampa (recto); Etude de tête d'Annette (verso)price realized€94,600($119,260)# Lot 37, Sale 1209, ParisMARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)Belle haleine - Eau de voiletteprice realized€8,913,000($11,236,407)# Lot 38, Sale 1209, ParisFERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)La tasse de théprice realized€11,489,000($14,483,909)# Lot 39, Sale 1209, ParisFERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)Le damier jauneprice realized€3,761,000($4,741,403)# Lot 40, Sale 1209, ParisFERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)Composition, dans l'usineprice realized€5,553,000($7,000,535)# Lot 41, Sale 1209, ParisALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)Dancers and Sphereprice realized€1,577,000($1,988,086)# Lot 42, Sale 1209, ParisPIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)Composition avec bleu, rouge, jaune et noirprice realized€21,569,000($27,191,525)# Lot 43, Sale 1209, ParisPIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)Composition avec grille 2price realized€14,401,000($18,154,998)
#Lot 44, Sale 1209, ParisPIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)Composition Iprice realized€7,009,000($8,836,079)# Lot 45, Sale 1209, ParisGIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)Ritratto di Paul Guillaumeprice realized€115,000($144,978)# Lot 46, Sale 1209, ParisAMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)Portrait de Jean Cocteauprice realized€193,000($243,311)# Lot 47, Sale 1209, ParisFERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)Le profil noirprice realized€3,537,000($4,459,012)# Lot 48, Sale 1209, ParisLOUIS FERNANDEZ (1900-1973)Compositionprice realized€73,000($92,029)# Lot 49, Sale 1209, ParisFERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)Ballet mécaniqueprice realized€145,000($182,798)# Lot 50, Sale 1209, ParisPABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)Instruments de musique sur un guéridonestimate€25,000,000 - €30,000,000($31,516,905 - $37,820,286)# Lot 51, Sale 1209, ParisANDRE DERAIN (1880-1954)Vue de Collioureprice realized€163,000($205,490)# Lot 52, Sale 1209, ParisANDRE DERAIN (1880-1954)Nature morte à la tableprice realized€1,465,000($1,846,891)# Lot 53, Sale 1209, ParisANDRE DERAIN (1880-1954)Rue à Collioure, Quartier du Miradorprice realized€121,000($152,542)# Lot 54, Sale 1209, ParisHENRI MATISSE (1869-1953)Le Danseurprice realized€6,785,000($8,553,688)# Lot 55, Sale 1209, ParisHENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)Les coucous, tapis bleu et roseprice realized€35,905,000($45,264,579)# Lot 56, Sale 1209, ParisHENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)Nu au bord de la merprice realized€8,241,000($10,389,233)# Lot 57, Sale 1209, ParisGIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)Il Ritornanteprice realized€11,041,000($13,919,126)# Lot 58, Sale 1209, ParisPAUL KLEE (1879-1940)Sollte Steigenprice realized€2,193,000($2,764,663)# Lot 59, Sale 1209, ParisRAOUL DUFY (1877-1953)Jardin de salon, la marineprice realized€181,000($228,182)# Lot 60, Sale 1209, ParisOSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943)Projet de décor pour "Die glückliche Hand" d'Arnold Schoenbergprice realized€51,400($64,799)# Lot 61, Sale 1209, ParisPAUL KLEE (1879-1940)Gartenfigurprice realized€3,985,000($5,023,79)