Press article : Lanskoy's daylight over the bay of Cannes…La Gazette Drouot
Lanskoy's daylight over the bay of Cannes…La Gazette Drouot
Sold for : 140970€
The best results of the four days of sales in Cannes came from the 20th-century painting, with a large canvas by André Lanskoy, entitled Clair comme le jour (Clear as Day). 140970€ were recorded on Thursday August 15th for this work painted in 1959, in which the tones of a palette of blues and pinks vibrate... Another sacred monster present : Claude Monet, author of a rare study notebook comprising fourteen drawings and sketches, on detachable sheets (23 x 31 cm), fetched up to 95885€. Naturally, it is listed in Volume V of Daniel Wildenstein's catalog raisonné (no. D98, page 77).
André Lanskoy (1902-1976), Clair comme le jour, 1959
Signed canvas, 97 x 195 cm
Sold for : 140970€
Post-Impressionist landscapes surrounded him, as did two paintings by Armand Guillaumin, one celebrating his favorite region. His Rivière à Crozant (24 x 33 cm) sold for 58420€, while Saint-Chéron, Ile de France circa 1890 (54 x 65 cm) fetched 32510€, soon to take its place in Volume II of the painter's catalog raisonné. In 1880, Eugène Boudin painted Étaples, marée basse, a canvas (36 x 58.5 cm) which fetched 5750€; in Robert Schmit's catalog raisonné devoted to the artist, it is listed in Volume II (no. 1285). Maurice Utrillo's La Rue Saint-Vincent - Le Lapin agile, painted around 1916, an oil on board (27 x 41 cm), fetched 38100€. As for Léopold Survage, he was the author of La Danse, 7/11/40 (46 x 55 cm), sold for 33655€.
On the other hand, his Marchande de poissons, seen on the cover of Gazette no. 27, found no takers. On August 16th, jewelry made its entrance, led by a contemporary white gold ring featuring a 5,02 ct fancy yellow diamond (VS1 clarity), set with baguette diamonds (weight : 8,65 g). It was on your finger in exchange for 48250€. While a pair of lapel clips circa 1940, signed Cartier, in platinum and gold, each stylizing a five-petal flower, entirely set with baguette and european-cut diamonds (total approx. 18 ct), pinned at 41900€.
On Thursday, August 15th, 114400€ was on offer for the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, a Gran Turismo Berlinetta sports car. The name “Fiorano” evokes the name of the Prancing Horse brand's test track near Maranello. With this car, Ferrari created the two-seater (two-seater sports car) ever developed at Maranello. Launched on March 24th, 2009, our 599 GTB is the result of a production run that began in 2006, with a restyling unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show three years later.
Among the very fine bottles presented here, as every year, stood out an assortment of fourteen bottles from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti of the 2005 vintage, in crates. It cost 65720€ to taste one romanée-conti, three la-tâche, two richebourg, three romanée saint-vivant, one grands-échezeaux, three échezeaux and one montrachet. The same assortment in 2003 required 41540€. A jeroboam of Chartreuse verte des Pères Chartreux, limited edition Carbone, bottled in 2019 fetched 3100€.
Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) painted Ocra, marro i blanc amb quatres in 1972 (see Gazette no. 29, page 102). Emblematic of the Catalan's work, both in terms of its materials and its palette of earthy hues, the work turns out to be a mixed technique on wood, signed on the back (60 x 73 cm). To win it, you had to offer 54600€. It was first acquired at the Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, in 1973, before moving to the Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ravagnan, Venice. The painting is listed in the artist's complete works archive, and bears a certificate from the Tàpies commission.
In the haute joaillerie department, a dazzling bracelet by Cartier Paris, made circa 1952 (l. 17.5 cm), triumphed at 82550€. In platinum and yellow gold, it is set with brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 3 ct), turquoise and three large amethysts, weighing respectively 16,30, 11,10 and 10,50 ct. The skilful structure features a tubular handle that clings to the large leaf motif. It also features the company's signature, a number and the maker's mark.
LA GAZETTE DROUOT N° 30 OF AUGUST 30th, 2024 pages 50 & 51
Cannes, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August 2024
BESCH CANNES AUCTION OVV. MM. DE GARO, KUZNIEWSKI.
