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| Artnet Top Ten 7/18/03 Several top museums have mounted big shows of Expressionism for the summer. At MoMA QNS is "Max Beckmann" (June 26-Sept. 29, 2003), with a complementary selection of Expressionist works from the Museum of Modern Art on view at the Neue Galerie in Manhattan (June 27-Sept. 15, 2003). Over in London, the Royal Academy of Arts is presenting "Kirchner: Expressionism and the City, Dresden and Berlin 1905-1918" (June 18-Sept. 21, 2003), while the Fondation Beyeler in Basel greeted the spring with an extensive survey show dubbed "Expressiv!" (Mar. 30-Aug. 10, 2003). A listing of the top prices paid for Expressionist paintings at auction follows. Keep in mind that major figurative works by these artists entered private and public collections well before the modern auction era, which skews the index a bit. |
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1. Max Beckmann Self-Portrait with Horn 1938 oil on canvas, ca. 43 x 40 in. $22,555,750 (est. $7,000,000-$10,000,000) Sotheby's New York May 10, 2001 |
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2. Egon Schiele Krumauer Landschaft (Stadt und Fluss) (+ Kärntner Landschaft, unfinished, verso) 1916 oil and chalk on canvas with tempera, ca. 44 x 56 in. £12,661,600 ($21,244,300) (est. £5,000,000-£7,000,000) Sotheby's London June 23, 2003 |
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3. Wassily Kandinsky Fugue 1914 oil on canvas, 51 x 51 in. $20,900,000 (est. $10,000,000-$15,000,000) Sotheby's New York May 17, 1990 |
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4. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Akte in der Sonne, Moritzburg ca. 1910 oil on canvas, ca. 39 x 47 in. £3,526,650 ($5,247,991) (est. £2,000,000-£3,000,000) Sotheby's London June 24, 2002 |
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5. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Die Lesende 1911 oil on canvas, ca. 30 x 34 in. $3,600,000 (est. $1,800,000-$2,500,000) Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg New York Nov. 5, 2001 |
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6. Alexej von Jawlensky Junges Mädchen mit den Grünen Augen ca. 1910 oil on board, ca. 21 x 20 in. $3,309,500 (est. $1,200,000-$1,600,000) Christie's New York Nov. 6, 2002 |
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7. Emil Nolde Blumengarten 1922 oil on burlap, ca. 29 x 35 in. £2,151,650 ($3,201,860) (est. £1,000,000-£1,500,000) Christie's London June 25, 2002 |
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8. Oskar Kokoschka Dresden, Neustadt 1 1919 oil on canvas, 32 x ca. 44 in. $2,970,000 ($800,000-$1,000,000) Sotheby's New York May 9, 1989 |
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9. George Grosz Wild West 1916 oil on canvas, ca. 57 x 37 in. £1,431,500 ($2,237,420) (est. £500,000-£700,000) Christie's London Oct. 9, 1996 |
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10. Otto Mueller Gypsies at the Campfire (+ Zwei Junge weibliche Akte, ca. 1920, verso) ca. 1927 distemper on burlap, ca. 63 x 44 in. £1,101,500 ($1,781,790) £600,000-£800,000 Christie's London Oct. 9, 1997 |
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