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Edgar Bronfman Sr.’s Works to Sell at Christie’s in May

March 27, 2014 by Marion Maneker

Edgar Bronfman Sr.

Katya Kazakina describes some of the works from Edgar Bronfman’s estate that Christie’s hopes will bring $34m this May:

Most of the works being sold by Bronfman’s estate used to be displayed in his Fifth Avenue penthouse in New York, Christie’s said. The co-op apartment, with a wrap-around terrace, is on the market with an asking price of $65 million. The record for the city’s priciest co-op was established two years ago when Howard Marks, chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Group LLC, paid $52.5 million for a Park Avenue duplex.

Picasso’s 1965 painting “Mangeuse de Pasteque et Homme Ecrivant,” depicting a nude woman biting into a watermelon slice next to a fully dressed man writing, may sell for $7 million to $10 million, Christie’s said. Matisse’s 1920 seascape of Nice, France, seen through a window, “Femme Aupres de la Fenetre,” is estimated at $3 million to $5 million, according to the auction company. The same range is attached to Austrian painter Egon Schiele’s 1911 watercolor and gouache portrait of a young naked girl. Monet’s 1878 oil painting “L’Escalier,” showing a staircase, may bring $1.5 million to $2.5 million.

Bronfman Estate Art Trove to Fetch More Than $34 Million (Bloomberg)

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