[Music] please second seats good evening and a very very warm welcome to Sotheby's here in London this evening for our impressionist modern and surrealist art sales my name is Helena Neumann and I'm delighted to be your auctioneer for this evening's sale I like to welcome also those of you who are watching online and all of you following on the telephones please note the following auctioneers announcement the auctioneer may open the bidding on any locked by placing a bid on behalf of the seller the auctioneer may further bid on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve by placing responsible consecutive bids for a lot please note that irrevocable bids and guarantees have been placed on Lots 3 5 17 24 26 27 28 29 and 30 which means that we can start straightaway the ladies and gentlemen with not one not one is the beautiful work by finding her the line of finding her from 1909 sharing her on the easel the early work by finding up and he would start the bidding here at 80,000 pounds at 80,000 pounds start the slaughter at 80,000 pounds at 80,000 85,000 90,000 thank you kept terrine at 90,000 pounds now at 90,000 pounds 95,000 100,000 Ava at 100,000 pounds now at 100 110,000 with Katerina at 110,000 pounds now 120 Ava's bid at 120 M will you say 130 130 thank you at 130,000 pounds 140 still with you Ava at 140,000 pounds your bit not yours Katrina against you in the rooms 150 thank you back in 150 thousand miles 160 and still climbing 160,000 would you like to bid sir 170 at work in the room came all the way at 170 thousand thank you sir 180 on against you and 190 now up front again at 190 thousand pounds 200 thousand a this bit 220 thank you sir 220,000 up front 220,000 up front in the room not as Katrina not as ever at 220 thousand pounds when you come back in you say 240 Katerina a half two hundred and twenty thousand pounds in the room up front not yours Katerina and I shall sell it are you back in two hundred and thirty thousand thank you very much just in time 240 thank you sir at two hundred and forty thousand now at two hundred and forty thousand you try one more I take 250 no then selling nachos Katerina fair warning at two hundred and forty thousand sold congratulations sir thank you very much paddle 810 lot - is the beautiful work Bacchus age Journal of a conjurer painted in 1955 the year after the death of her husband Eve tungee here we have it on the easel we start here at 90,000 pounds at 90 thousand pounds 100 thousand thank you sir on the aisle at 100 thousand pounds a 100,000 pounds are already 110 Thank You Julian 110,000 pounds now 120 now is sacker 130 130 and against you in the room at 130 thousand pounds with Julian at 1 140 now Sarah's [ __ ] 150 Thank You Julian and 150,000 pounds now 160 and will you say 170 160 170 at 170 thousand against you sit in the room 180 180 with Satar Natalie a 180,000 not Jocelyn's still we saw her at 180 thousand pounds for the case age do you want to come back in in the room at 180,000 his Sabbath bid against the rest of you on the phones at 180 thousand pounds you all done or any advance at a hundred and eighty thousand I shall sell at 118 so Thank You saga congratulations LWO 39.3 is the donkey the composition y'all showing up front the GWACs exquisite gouache here and we start here at to 85,000 pounds at 85,000 90,000 95,000 pounds now at 95,000 pounds now at 95,000 pounds at 95,000 100,000 now at 100,000 pounds at 100,000 pounds now at 100,000 pounds now at 100 110,000 lady's bid at 110,000 pounds now in the room at 110,000 120 with Julian at 120,000 pounds it's Julian's bid on the telephone at 120,000 130 thank you madam 130,000 lady's bid 130 thousand pounds we say one more Julian at 130 thousand pounds and any more at 130 thousand pounds well I really need 140 try 140 a 130,000 pounds I had the lady's bid in the room and any other advanced at 130,000 pounds and any advance of a sudden while 40 thank you very much 140,000 you sure madam I will sell it in on the telephone fair warning and selling at 114 so Julian thank you very much 114 it is and the number you have a number LW 2 1 thank you both not for Earth is the wonderful work by me Rose showing here at the front of the sale room the beautiful work from 1952 personage II was all Duval LaSalle a and we start here at 1 million pounds ready to start the slaughter to 1 million pounds 1,100,000 thank you sir right in at 1 million 100,000 pounds already woman in 200,000 or minutes 3 with a madwoman in 3 at 1 million 3 1 million three against you booth says 1 million three hundred thousand pounds woman in four thank you back in 1 million five sad took in the room at one minute five will he say 1 6 and 1 million 5 1 million 550 and one minify 1 million six at woman and six woman in 7 1 million 8 what 1 9 a 1.9 million sir two million thank you a front of two million pounds now against you both in the my left are two million pounds Sam at two million pounds gentleman's bid up front at two million pounds for the middle you want to come back in at two million pounds and any further advance otherwise I shall sell it at 2 million congratulations thank you very much sold it for three thank you which brings us to lot 5 which is the rare work by Jean it's a shame from the cubist period 1912 mitsuhashi showing here the sick list and we will start the bidding here at 1 million I start here at 1 million 1 million 1 thank you nd at 1 million 100,000 pounds when he's bid at 1 1 million to 1 min is 3 and 1 minutes 3 with Wendy's still at 1 million 3 1 million for Ben dollar at 1 minute for 1 million five 1 million five hundred thousand one minute five more minutes six women in 7 at 1 million seven hundred thousands Wendy's bit one nine Thank You Julian at 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds of will you say 2 and 1/2 million thank you ahead of you in the room lady's bid at two million pounds thank you madam 2 million 1/2 million 1/2 million one with Ben dollar a 2.1 million will give me 2 2 @ 2 million won I have on the telephone at 2 million 100,000 pounds 2 million - thank you a 2.2 lady's bid at 2 3 with Ben at 2.3 million Ben's bit at 2.30 to fall at two million three I have a my right on the telephone at two million three hundred thousand you can meet you for two million three hundred thousand yes two million four at two million four still in the room at two million four hundred thousand pounds to five thank you or two million five hundred 2,500,000 try one more we'd see one like this again a two million five hundred thousand great Cuba's painting at two point five million and I have been speared it's not yours as you want to try one more and I will sell it at two point five million so - congratulations Perla thank you LWO for five not six thank you is the Giacometti being brought forge here to see the pharmacies and we've sat here at two million pounds of two million pounds have to stop start at two million pounds at two million here at two million to mean in two hundred at two million two hundred at two million two hundred thousand two million four hundred at $2,400,000 at two million four hundred thousand two million six hundred at two million six hundred thousand pounds now at two million six hundred thousand pounds at two million six hundred thousand pounds in any advance 2.6 million pounds at 2.6 million whoo all done at two million six hundred and so next is the rare gouache by France Marc property from the collection of Professor France Stadler been in the same family for over a century sharing here that's why plower asel paranasal here on diesel and we will start the bidding here at 1 million pounds at 1 million pounds to start here at 1 million pounds at 1 million pounds here 1 million pounds 1 million 100 thank you madam and 1 million one hundred thousand 1 million two hundred thousand 1 million two hundred thousand pounds now 1 million two hundred thousand pounds a 1 million two hundred thousand pounds against you madam and 1 million to a 1 million two hundred 1 million three thank you it's not your bid it's wrong minute free would you like to say 1 4 and 1 minute 1 minute for thank you very much one minute for against you Nicola a 1 million four hundred thousand pounds I thank you very much one minute five with the absentee bid at 1 million five against you both thank you oh one minute five and I take one six miss aha I won seven lady's bid thank you at 1,700,000 against you both on the phones now 1 million eight new bidder Philip hook at 1 million eight hundred thousand one deny in the ladies [ __ ] a 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds true million Thank You Philip at two million pounds madam at two million pounds it's on the telephone at two million pounds against you lists against you Nicola at two million pounds Truman in two hundred thousand thank you Nicola at two million two hundred thousand Truman in four with Philip 2,400,000 madam two million four hundred thousand pounds Philip spits a two million four hundred thousand pounds Nicola come back in half two point four million for the beautiful France mark two men in six hundred thank you two million six hundred thousand pounds two million eight Philip thank you a 2.8 million still with you Philip at two point eight million pounds and will you give me three two million eight hundred thousand months three million we have now at three million pounds at 3 million pounds 3.1 million thank you a 3.1 million pounds with Phillip at 3 million 100,000 Nicola you try one hundred at three million one hundred I'll take three - give me three - three - it is three million two hundred thousand try one more three million three there it is Philip poke again I have three million three hundred thousand pounds and against you Nicola have three million three hundred thousand three four thank you and still climbing and three million four hundred thousand and what do you say three million four hundred give me five it's worth trying one more at three million four hundred thousand incredibly rare and three point four million pounds you sure have Nicholas bid I will bring the hammer down at three point four million pounds I still want to try one more for the rare France mark I shall sell it at three point four million sold many congratulations thank you both that's three point four million which brings us to lot age thank you very much the answer Lance Ludwick is now sharing here on the easel new to the mirror and we start here at 1 million six hundred thousand 1 million six woman in 700 1 million seven hundred thousand women 800 1 million eight hundred thousand pounds now woman 800 one point nine two million pounds there are two million pounds at two million pounds now a 2 million pounds and any advance for 2 million pounds for the kirshner at two million pounds their name is there any advance at 2 million pounds are you all done at 2 million and sold lot 9 it's the Soutine alone odubel are sharing here on the easel thank you very much and we start here at 400,000 pounds at 400,000 pounds to start with slots at 400 420 450 at 450 480 500 thousand at five hundred thousand pounds now at 500 thousand five twenty-five fifty six hundred thousand with Brooke had six hundred thousand pounds as six hundred thousand pounds 650 thank you Fergus six hundred and fifty thousand pounds and against you Brooke you coming in Ben I have six new bidder thank you seven hundred thousand pounds now at seven hundred thousand pounds 750 thank you Fergus at seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds for the soutine at seven hundred and fifty thousand would you say 800 at 750 with Fergus not just been at seven hundred and fifty thousand can be 800 at 750 thousand you want to try one more add seven still with Ferguson at 750 thousand and I can sell it 780 thank you Ben at seven hundred and eighty thousand pounds we say 800 800 with Fergus all fifty yeah even better I have 800,000 with Fergus you sure and then I will sell it on the fergus's telephone at 800,000 so thank you very much LWO for each lot 10 is the moksha gal Fleur from 1929 Sharon ezel thank you very much both and we saw to it a million pound saved 1 million pounds of 1 million pounds for the Chagall a woman in 100,000 Thank You Liz at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds now a woman in two hundred thousand a woman in two hundred would you say 1/3 a woman in 300 thousand now at 1 million three hundred thousand 1 million three hundred thousand now worm in 401 million four hundred thousand pounds against you at 1 million four hundred 1 million five hundred Thank You Arena at 1 million five hundred thousand pounds arenas bit and 1 million five hundred thousand pounds and I can sell it Lissa's any further advance at 1 million of 500 sold congratulations arena Thank You elder below for 4 which brings us to the first of the three works restituted to the heirs of gaston levy the magnificent can be paisaje sharing here behind the rostrum masterpiece upon season lot 11 and we stopped here at 6 million pounds at 6 million pounds stop slaughter at 6 million pounds to stop the slaughter at 6 million 6 6 million five hundred at 6,500,000 Nick Donnell at 6 million five hundred thousand pounds now at 6 million 7 million sample it at 7 million pounds now at seven million pounds with some violets at 7 million 7 million five hundred with Nick at 7 million five hundred thousand pounds at seven million five hundred thousand eight million Thank You al 108 million pounds al is built at 8 million pounds 8 million five hundred with Sam at 8 million five hundred not all snake at 8 million five hundred thousand nine million Thank You Nick 9 pounds with Nick demel at nine million pounds Allie at nine million pounds nine million 500 thank you at nine million five hundred ten million pounds now sample it at ten million pounds and against the three of you on the phones 11 million a 10-5 is still okay thank you a 10 million 500,000 with Tanya Ramone dose at 10 million 500,000 pounds tannaz bit nachos Nick Sam at 10 million of 500,000 pounds with Tanya and against you all in the room as well at 10 million 500,000 pounds I have tannaz bit at 10 million 500,000 in any advance at 10 million 500,000 pounds I can sell it at 10 million 500,000 10 million 750 thank you Mark ten million 750,000 just in time thank you at 10 million seven hundred eleven million thank you at 11 million pounds with Tonya want to come back in at 11 million pounds now at eleven milliner I take 250 at 11 million pounds now still with Tonya at 11 million pounds against the rest of you on the phones at 11 million pounds Tanya's bit and against you in the room at 11 million pounds for the pizza hole mark you want to try one more at 11 million pounds to live a million pounds it's still with Tanya on the telephone against you in the room at 11 million pounds want to try one more otherwise I will have to bring the hammer down on this masterpiece by piece all until recently hanging at the Musee d'Orsay very are 11 million 250 11 million 250,000 give me five eleven five Thank You Tanya at eleven million five hundred thousand pounds and try again at eleven million five hundred thousand pounds with Tanya at eleven million five hundred thousand ashore still with Tanya winning out at eleven point five million pounds Alyssa's anybody new who wants to come in otherwise I will bring the hammer down fair warning on the bicycle at 11.5 million sold congratulations Donna thank you very much l double O 3 o 11.5 million not 12 is the second of the works restituted to the heirs a guest on TV the senior clock on door mata from 1907 and we will start her at 4 million pounds at 4 million pounds now at 4 million pounds now at 4 million 4 million 200 at 4 million 204 million 500 with Wendy at 4 million five hundred thousand four million eight hundred thousand five million with Wendy already a 5 million pounds now Wendy's bid at five million pounds five in a 500 with Nick at five million five hundred six million thank him at over 6 million pounds in the room now at 6 million pounds ladies bit 6 million five hundred you sure at 6,500,000 still would Nick at 6 million five hundred thousand pounds any further advance at 6,500,000 snicks bit it's not yours Wendy not yours madam and any further advance on the scene yak at six million five hundred thousand pounds sold Thank You Nick at six million five hundred Babu which brings us to lot 13 which is showing on the easel here the sin yak please note this work has been requested for the exhibition along the Sen posting the impressionism ad and the air to be held at the van Gogh Museum Amsterdam in the autumn of 2023 and although the signature and date to no longer visible this work is recorded in Francis Kershaw as having been signed and dated piecing yak 8700 left so we stopped la 13 here it is ladies and gentlemen at 500,000 pounds there need to start sort of five hundred thousand five hundred and fifty thousand in the room already thank you sir at five hundred and fifty thousand pounds already upfront six hundred thousand six fifteen at 650 I took up front at six fifty matter 700 750 Thank You Brad at 750 thousand pounds Brad spit at 750 thousand pounds sir it's a hundred thousand I took on the telephone behind you at eight hundred thousand will you save fifty thank you sir at eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds and against the three of you at eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds nine hundred thousand thank 850 I have already would we say nine hundred at eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds I have up front at eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds a gentleman's bid against you Arina against you Albertine at eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds nine hundred thousand there it is nine fifty still up front at nine hundred and fifty thousand pounds would you like to bid again Brad Albertine arena at nine hundred and fifty thousand who will be the first to say 1 million pounds for the scene yet at nine hundred and fifty thousand pounds well unless anyone is going to say a million I have 950 Arena it's your chance Brad at nine hundred and fifty thousand nine hundred seventy five I can take at 975 thank you at 975 1 million pounds here upfront at 1 million pounds at 1 million pounds of it is in the room at 1 million pounds not yours Albertine you want to try one more at 1 million pounds I have in the room at 1 million pounds you're coming back in I'm looking for 1 1 at 1 million pounds no no absolutely not no at 1 million pounds at 1 million pounds you can try 50 but not 25 at 1 million pounds for the SUNYAC and I have it already 1 million of 50 yes one minute 50 so 1,100,000 1,100,000 against you now you're out I have it in the room and I shall sell it at 1 million one hundred graduates sir thank you not 15 is no not 14 is the math said you sure the Monte Carlo bond thank you sharing on the easel and we start here at 300 thousand pounds so 300,000 pounds starts lot a three hundred thousand 320 350 know you want to bid only 300 okay I'll take your bid 300 320 against you at three hundred and twenty thousand pounds against you at 320 thousand 350 now at three hundred and fifty thousand three hundred and eighty thousand four hundred thousand at four hundred thousand with me at four hundred thousand pounds with the absentee bidder at four hundred thousand pounds for the DeSean and I can sell it at four hundred thousand pounds of asses any further advance and selling at 400 sold four hundred this absentee bid lw3 six which brings us a lot 15 the Picabia sue Liz Olivier coquetry sharing hear from stuck in 1925 thank you very much and we start ready at nine hundred thousand pounds here nine hundred thousand pounds nine hundred thousand 1 million pounds now at 1 million pounds now 1 million pounds 1 million one hundred thousand and 1 million one hundred thousand pounds now 1 million one hundred thousand and 1 million 1 1 million two hundred thank you very 1 million two hundred thousand and 1 million three hundred now 1 million three hundred thousand a 1 million three hundred thousand 1 million for with Ben dollar at 1 million four hundred thousand pounds with Ben and I can sell it at 1 million four hundred thousand only unless it's any advance alejandra at 1 million four hundred thousand it's been dollars [ __ ] at 1 million four hundred thousand do you want to try otherwise that will bring the hammer down at 1 million four hundred thousand pounds thank you very much 1 million for 50 up front in the room and who will say 1 5 1,450,000 thank you sir and what bit against you both now Ben No and 1,450,000 Ali I have a bid and I can sell it in the room unless you want to make one X bit 1,450,000 fair warning and selling at 1 million 450 sold thank you sir congratulations thank you very much thank you five nine seven not 16 is the drumming gasps the expert Daenerys and defense of Oscar Dominguez works have confirmed the authenticity of this work and here it is on easel and we start the bidding here 400,000 pounds of four hundred thousand to start already a four hundred thousand at four hundred thousand miles now 420,000 at four hundred and twenty thousand four hundred and fifty thousand at four hundred and fifty thousand four hundred seventy thousand hundred ninety thousand pounds with windy at four hundred ninety thousand pounds Wendy's bid at four hundred and ninety thousand pounds and against the rest of you in the room at four hundred and ninety thousand pounds and I can sell it for four hundred and ninety thousand pounds only and this is in advance fair warning at 490 so thank you l triple double O for oh thank you for nineteen and now we come to the first of the two works by phonology from a prestigious collection of oj duty earn sharing here up front the first one is from 1923 the natural Mort this is lot 17 and we start here at one point six million 1.6 million starts not 1.6 million 1 million 700 1 million eight hundred thousand and 1 million eight hundred thousand women in nine hundred thousand now at 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds now at 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds and 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds now 2 million fifty thank you drama at 2 million and fifty thousand pounds tamo vampire a 2 million and fifty thousand pounds for the Lizzie two million and fifty thousand and I can sell it for two million and fifty thousand Lissa's any other advance at two million and fifty thousand sold Thank You Tamar two million of 15 congratulations thank you the second work by Lizzy is Lu boost from 1925 also showing up front lot 18 and we start here at eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds eight hundred fifty nine hundred thousand pounds now at nine hundred thousand pounds 1 billion pounds thank you at 1 million pounds with Ben dollar at 1 million pounds now at 1 million pounds with Ben dollar at 1 million pounds at 1 million pounds now 1,100,000 brat at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds brad's bit at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds with Brad at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds to try one more 1 million - thank you at 1 million two hundred 1 million two hundred will you say 1/3 at 1 million two hundred is with Ben and 1 million two hundred thousand pounds woman in 3 thank you at 1 million three hundred Brad bent off 1,300,000 try one more Ben 1.3 million 1 million 350 give me one for 1,350,000 one for there it is at 1 million four hundred thank you I'm Ben Ben you're out then I will sell it on Brad's phone at one point four million sold thank you LW - five it's 1.4 not 19 thank you is the Alberto Giacometti the tits Diego the rare cast from an edition of 3 in aluminium and we start here at 250,000 pounds at two hundred and fifty thousand two hundred eighty thousand three hundred thousand pounds now at three hundred thousand pounds at 300,000 miles 320,000 at three hundred and twenty thousand pounds 350 alejandra three hundred and fifty thousand pounds thank you 350,000 pounds it's Alejandra Rosetti's beat and I can sell it at 350,000 only innocent any other advance at 350 sold Thank You congratulations LW 5 5 not 20 is the Ramiro Gupta personage thank you showing here on the easel property from a private Swiss collection and we will start here at 1 million eight hundred thousand 1 million eight hundred thousand pounds here 1 million nine hundred thousand and 1 million nine hundred thousand pounds now at 1 million nine hundred two million pounds now at two million pounds at two million pounds now a two million pounds two million two hundred at two million two hundred thousand at two million two hundred thousand 2,400,000 at two million four hundred thousand at two million four hundred thousand any advance at two million four hundred thousand you at two million four hundred thousand in any advance at two million four hundred thousand pounds and sold not 21 is the morandi natural mortar from 1954 thank you and we start here at 400,000 pounds at 400,000 pounds now at 400,000 pounds for the morandi at 400,000 420 at 420 thousand four hundred and twenty thousand pounds now a four hundred and twenty thousand four hundred and fifty thousand four hundred fifty thousand with cloudier Dweck at four hundred and fifty thousand pounds 480,000 now at four hundred eighty thousand five hundred thousand at five hundred thousand pounds with Klaudia at five hundred thousand pounds at five hundred thousand is cloudy's bid and i conceale it 500,000 pounds Lister's any advance in the room at 500 sold Thank You Claudia lw5 oh and now the Gonzales Daphne showing here up front in the saram the bronze by Julio Gonzalez not twenty two and we start here already some interests we start at three hundred thousand pounds of three hundred thousand pounds to start 320,000 now at three hundred twenty thousand three hundred and fifty thousand at three hundred fifty thousand three hundred eighty thousand with the absentee bid at three hundred and eighty four hundred thousand Alex shader of four hundred thousand pounds at four hundred thousand pounds Alex's pitch at four hundred thousand four hundred and twenty attend a four hundred and twenty thousand pounds against you Alex at four hundred and twenty thousand pounds still with Etienne at four hundred and twenty thousand pounds you want for four forty at four hundred and forty thousand four hundred and forty thousand when we say four sixty thank you at 460 thousand etienne's bids at 460 thousand at 460 thousand still with a TN not yours Alex and anyone else coming in on the Gonzales at 460 thousand you want to try only got four hundred and sixty thousand pounds still be there Tim thank you at 480 thousand Oliver Bakker at four hundred and eighty thousand will you give me five hundred he had five hundred thousand there it is at five hundred thousand pounds 5:20 thank you at five hundred twenty thousand at five hundred and twenty thousands all his [ __ ] at five hundred and twenty thousand eighty n550 at five hundred and fifty thousand five eighty with only at five hundred and eighty thousand and next is six hundred thousand pounds is your bid only at five hundred and eighty thousand pounds you try one more at five hundred and eighty thousand I have with Olli I can sell it at five hundred and eighty thousand pounds I want to try one more yes and you need to try to get a five hundred tried to get six hundred of five who comes super at five hundred and eighty thousand pounds try for six hundred then I will sell it at five hundred and eighty thousand pounds fair warning sold thank you very much only a five hundred and eighty thousand lw6 oh not 23 thank you is the pizza hole Lepore Whyalla aptly midi tonk aver and we start here at eight hundred thousand pounds at eight hundred thousand pounds a fifty nine hundred thousand pounds are at 900 950 thousand at nine hundred fifty thousand and 1 million pounds now at 1 million pounds 1 million one hundred thank you a leaner at 1 million 100,000 pounds at Lena Davey at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds in any advance at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds with Alina and I can sell it at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds Lissa's any advance at 1,100,000 still Elena's [ __ ] at 1 million one hundred thousand pounds are you all done and selling at one point one sold Thank You L w16 lot 24 is the PR bond our family B note top and we start at three hundred and twenty thousand to three hundred and twenty thousand 350 at 350 380 thousand four hundred thousand miles now 420,000 with Julian of four hundred and twenty thousand am i right at 420,000 Panzers Julian's [ __ ] at 420 thousand pounds for the bana and I can sell it for hundred and twenty thousand pounds only Julian's bid at four hundred and twenty thousand fair warning and selling at 420 sold Thank You Gillian l double O six three Lord 25 is the Oskar Kokoschka portrait of Robert Freund and we start here at 150,000 pounds in here - only at 150,000 150,000 160,000 and 160,000 170,000 now at 170,000 pounds now at 170,000 180,000 a 180,000 pounds now at 180,000 pounds 190,000 and 190,000 pounds now at 190,000 pounds you all done fair warning at 190,000 unsold which brings us now to the first of the four works by Van Gogh property from an imported private collection United States this is the oil coming first the peasant woman seated locked 26 and we start the bidding here at six hundred and fifty thousand pounds at six hundred and fifty thousand miles stop slaughter six hundred fifty thousand seven hundred thousand at seven hundred thousand seven hundred fifty thousand eight hundred thousand now you want to say 850 thank you very much Scott at eight hundred and fifty thousand nine hundred I have with Peter at nine hundred thousand pounds against you Scott nine hundred thousand pounds Peter croman at nine hundred thousand pounds for the oil for the van gock at nine hundred thousand pounds against the rest of you on the phones and indeed in the room at nine hundred thousand pounds at nine hundred thousand pounds still with Peter do you want to come in in at nine hundred thousand pounds I can sell it Nessa's any further advance at nine hundred thousand sold Peter thank you very much nine hundred thousand lw6 five congratulations not one two seven is the first of the drawings this is the peasant digging up potatoes and here we start at three hundred thousand pounds now 300,000 pounds stoppers to 300,000 pounds three hundred twenty thousand at three hundred twenty thousand three hundred fifty thousand three hundred and eighty thousand four hundred thousand with Scott to 400,000 pounds Scott's pitched at four hundred thousand pounds now at four hundred thousand pounds now at four hundred thousand pounds with Scott against you on the phones at four hundred thousand pounds against you in the room at four hundred thousand pounds I have the page I can sell it I can bring the hammer down at four hundred thousand pounds only unless you want to come in at four hundred thousand pounds sold thank you Scott L zero zero five four not 28 is the orphan man the van Gogh drawing the orphan man 1882 and here we have some interest already we start the bidding already at 250,000 pounds 250,000 280,000 our 280,000 at 280 thousand three hundred thousand at three hundred thousand at 350 Julien's bid now at 350 thousand at 350 380 thank you in at 380 thousand pounds 400 thousand with Peter at four hundred thousand pounds and against you yen 420 Thank You Brooke new bidder at four hundred and twenty thousand 450 with Peter have four hundred and fifty thousand pounds now 480 480 thousand Brooks bids against you both yen and Peter I have 418 with rook five hundred thousand now at five hundred thousand pounds to five hundred thousand Peters bid 500 that's 550 Thank You Brooke at five hundred and fifty thousand at five hundred and fifty thousand pounds still with Brooke and will you say 600 600 thank you sir new bidder thank you up front six hundred thousand pounds against you Brooke against you Peter it's your bid sir thank you at six hundred thousand pounds as six hundred thousand pounds I have in the room up front it's not yours Brooke it's not yours Peter and I can sell it fair warning in the room at six hundred thousand pounds sword congratulations sir thank you very much many congratulations which brings us to the last of the four works by van Gogh in this evening sale the study of a blacksmith not 29 showing here on easel and three hundred thousand pounds I'm bit at three hundred thousand at three hundred thousand 320 350 at 350 thousand three hundred eighty thousand pounds now four hundred thousand with Julian thank you at four hundred thousand pounds 450 with Ben now Ben's bid 450 thousand pounds against you Julian now at 450 thousand pounds with Ben at 450 thousand pounds and any advance at 450 thousand pounds otherwise I can sell ben's bidder at 450 Julian do I want to come back in and selling at or fifty sold pen thank you very much LWO for five congratulations lot 30 is the Boojum if a cat's if it's Willa plush the true villain sharing here on the easel thank you and here we start at 300,000 pounds at 300,000 pounds now at 300,000 320 at 320 thousand three hundred fifty thousand now at 350 thousand at three hundred fifty thousand three hundred and eighty thousand at three hundred eighty four hundred thousand with Julian of four hundred thousand pounds now Julian's bit at four hundred thousand pounds with Julian not yours Nick at four hundred thousand can you get four twenty I have four hundred thousand pounds try true at four hundred thousand pounds don't say one more for twenty thank you very much of four hundred and twenty thousand pounds at four hundred and twenty thousand pounds Nick's [ __ ] at four hundred and twenty thousands nachos Julian and any advance for the Buddha at four hundred and twenty thousand otherwise I should sell it at four hundred and twenty sword many congratulations LWO for seven not thirty-one first time in an evening sell is the [ __ ] [ __ ] the Dutch magic realist showing here Florentine garden from 1938 and we start here at a hundred and sixty thousand pounds here at 160 thousand and one hundred and sixty thousand one hundred seventy thousand several phases a 180 Saturday clerk from Amsterdam at one hundred and eighty thousand pounds now at one hundred and eighty thousand at one hundred and eighty thousand pounds now we saw her a 180 thousand one hundred ninety I took a head we were the Julian will you say two hundred a one hundred and ninety two hundred thousand I have already at two hundred thousand bits are at two hundred thousand Billy said 220 at two hundred thousand pounds is yield 220 Thank You Ali at two hundred and twenty thousand pounds 202 well took it can I take 240 was already ahead of you I'm sorry a 240 260 you could say 300 and cut to the chase a 200 280 thank you three hundred thousand there we go at three hundred thousand pounds at three hundred thousand pounds 320 with Alejandra a three hundred and twenty thousand and three hundred and twenty three fifty now Sara's bit at 350 thousand Julian you want to try again at three hundred and fifty thousand Oh Ali at three hundred and fifty thousand Emmanuel at 350 thousand still with Sarah give me three eighty at three hundred and fifty thousand three sixteen our 360 thousand at 360 380,000 Sarah's bit at three hundred eighty thousand pounds with Sarah de Klerk at 380 I have already with Sarah 390 thank you at three hundred and ninety thousand pounds at three hundred and ninety thousand four hundred it is at four hundred thousand pounds now four hundred thousand with Sarah but four hundred against the two of you at four hundred thousand pounds not yours Emmanuel still was Sarah de Klerk at four hundred thousand pounds Julian 420 420 thousand 450 thank you at four hundred and fifty thousand Sarah's bit at 450 Julian Ali at four hundred and fifty thousand then it's still with Sarah anyone else for the painting for the four hundred and fifty thousand pounds and selling at 450 Thank You sold thank you congratulations set up thank you very much four hundred and fifty thousand which brings us to the Max Ernst lot thirty-two tab defer and we start here at 110,000 pounds here at 110,000 I haven't ready to start this lot a one hundred ten thousand one hundred ten thousand one hundred twenty thousand and one hundred twenty thousand I have already and 120,000 a 130 thousand and 130,000 pounds now at 130,000 pounds I have already at 130,000 pounds I have already here at 130,000 135,000 now at 135 thousand pounds with the absentee bidder at 135 thousand pounds and I can sell it and this is any advance in the room on the Max Ernst at 135 thousand sold absentee bidder I will double O 3 1 which brings us lot 33 which is the man race oldest view - Thank You Sookie monk and tooth sharing on the screens though and the last lot in this evening sale and we will start the bidding here at 30,000 pounds earlier 30,000 pounds now at 30,000 pounds to stop the slaughter thirty thousand thirty two thousand thirty two thousand thirty five thousand with tomebamba at thirty five thousand pounds now thirty five thousand thirty eight thousand and thirty eight thousand pounds now at 38,000 pounds and against you forty thousand pounds I have now at forty thousand pounds Tomasz [ __ ] at forty thousand pounds and I can sell it I have forty thousand pounds furgus you want to come in I have forty thousand with Tamar and I can sell it unless you want to make another bid Fergus I have forty thousand would Tamar at forty thousand pounds when you say 42 at forty thousand pounds it's Thomas [ __ ] it's not horse 42,000 thank you very much of 42,000 pounds with Fergus tough at 42,000 past forty-five thousand Thank You Tomas a forty five thousand pounds and against you now Fergus forty-five still with trauma and against you Fergus against the rest of you in the rooms and online at forty five thousand Fergus won't come back in give me 48 I have 45,000 still retama at forty five thousand pounds yes or no at forty five thousand still retama fair warning I have 45 you have to make a quick decision everyone's waiting for their dinner and I will sell it at 40 uh-huh what happened you'd lost line you lost the lining you can't do this to us at 45,000 pounds you can talk among yourselves at 45,000 thank you for waiting still for the very end of the sale and we have 45,000 pounds and you want to try one more Oh is there no line I have 45 make one bid out of fair warning otherwise the hammer comes down at 45,000 pounds Fergus is your moment we're all watching no pressure at 45,000 pounds at 45,000 Sol took my vampire thank you very much congratulations thank you thank you all and we look forward to seeing you at the day sale tomorrow at 10:30 thank you [Music]