Edvard Munch's "Girls on the Bridge" sold for $54.5 mln at Sotheby'sNovember 15, 2016 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Edvard Munch's "Girls on the Bridge" sold for $54.5 million in New York Monday, November 14, the second-highest auction price paid for a work by the Norwegian painter, Sotheby's said, according to AFP. The 1902 painting depicting women in colorful dresses that contrast with a dark, anguished landscape, fetched a price solidly higher than the auction house's estimate of above $50 million. The painting has broken records every time it has gone under the hammer. It went for $30.8 million in 2008, compared with $7.7 million in 1997. The Norwegian artist's most famous work, "The Scream," was his most expensive work of art to sell at auction, at $119.9 million in 2012. "Girls" is one of the star paintings at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale. The autumn art auctions organized by Sotheby's and rival Christie's are set to continue through the week. At Sotheby's, the spotlight returns a long-running series of Pablo Picasso paintings titled "Painter and his model." This particular 1963 painting by the Spanish artist sold Monday for $12.9 million. It had been estimated between $12 million and $18 million. This first auction of the week, which drew more than 600 collectors or buyers from around the world by phone or in person, notched up about $151.9 million in sales in paintings and sculptures. Among the other works to go on the auction block this week is Claude Monet's "Meul," part of a series of haystacks the French artist painted during the winter of 1890-1891. Christie's has estimated it will sell at $45 million. Another notable Christie's offer will be Willem de Kooning's imposing "Untitled XXV" -- 6.5 by 7 feet (2 by 2.2 meters) -- featuring the Dutch-American's typically vigorous, multicolored brush strokes. Christie's estimates a sale at $40 million. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |