Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York- 2 May 2012
Sotheby’s annual spring Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art will be held in New York on 2 May 2012, featuring one of the world’s most famous masterpieces: Edvard Munch’s The Scream. The work stands as both a pivotal piece in the history of art and as an icon of global visual culture.
The e-catalogue for the sale is now live on sothebys.com, featuring full essays and detailed views of each of the works. Highlights from the sale are currently on view in Sotheby’s London galleries through 18 April, and will return for exhibition in New York beginning 27 April.
A significant group of works from the Estate of Theodore J. Forstmann will open the evening sale, featuring major canvases by Pablo Picasso, Chaïm Soutine, and Joan Miró. In addition, the sale will offer a strong selection of Surrealist and Modern works, as well as sculpture from a private European that includes important pieces by Constantin Brancusi and Auguste Rodin.
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