The evening Contemporary Sales Tonight at Christie's

Untitled XXIII
Willem de Kooning
1977
Estimate: $16-$19 million

Guaranteed lots include Willem de Kooning’s “Untitled XXIII” above); Warhol’s “Liz” (estimate: over $25 million); Jeff Koons’ “Diamond (Blue)” (estimate: over $12 million); and Lucian Freud’s “Ib and Her Husband” (estimate: over $15 million).
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Yesterday, a wooden cigar-store Indian princess, attributed to carver Thomas V. Brooks, fetched $193,000, above the $150,000 estimate. It sold to someone bidding over the Internet, the first time an evening sale at privately held Christie's included online bidding.

New York dealer Larry Gagosian bought the Picasso

Pablo Picasso's 1968 ``Homme a la Pipe,'' painted just five years before the artist's death, fetched $16.8 million tonight.
New York dealer Larry Gagosian bought the Picasso, which had a presale high estimate of $16 million. [from Bloomberg]

Which Picasso Painting at Christie's will Fetch the Highest Bid?

I think this Picasso on the left will fetch the highest bid at Christie's auction tonight.
Femme accroupie au costume turc (Jacqueline)
signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated '26.11.55.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45 5/8 x 35 1/8 in. (115.8 x 89.2 cm.)
Painted on 26 November 1955



This other Picasso on the right is almost the same size, but maybe because of the pipe... which one do you like best?

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Homme à la pipe
signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated '7.11.68.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51¼ x 35 in. (130.1 x 89 cm.)
Painted in 7 November 1968
[from Christie's online]

Faces In Art - Exhibition Opens Today at Christie's New York

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Tête de femme (Dora Maar), signed 'Picasso' (lower left), oil on canvas, 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (41 x 33.5 cms).



Regia Marinho, White Head, signed regiaart.com acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cms).