#john-singer-sargent

#john-singer-sargent

Though last night's 20th Century Evening Sale at Christie's, the first of New York City's fall marquee week, was by all accounts a successful auction, there were not many surprises. It was not exactly shocking that the night's top lot, a desirable flame-colored Rothko from the Weis Collection, went for $62 million. Few eyebrows were raised when Matisse's "Figure et bouquet (Tete ocre)," already requested by MoMA for a show next year, climbed from $10 million to $13 million in seconds, eventually fetching three times that.

Sargent's cosmopolitan life started in Florence and included extensive time in Paris, London, Boston, and New York, creating a profound impact on his artistry.

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