Feb 12 - The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor - Overview of Art Offered From the Collection at Christie's London

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CHRISTIES

For Immediate ReleaseMonday, 16 January 2012

Press Contacts: Hannah Schmidt (London) [email protected] tel +44 207 389 2664Matthew Paton (London) [email protected] tel +44 207 389 2664Erin McAndrew (NY) [email protected] tel +1 212 636 2680

Works of Art fromThe Collection of Elizabeth Taylor

LED BY VAN GOGH, PISSARRO, DEGAS & RENOIR

Christies London Sales of Impressionist and Modern Art

7-8 February 2012London In December 2011 the landmark auction ofThe Collection of Elizabeth Taylor at

Christies New York from December 3 17 far exceeded Christies pre-sale expectations realising a

combined total of $156,756,576 (100,324,209/120,702,563). Drawing unprecedented interest

from bidders throughout the world, every single one of the 1,778 lots of jewellery, fashion,

decorative arts and film memorabilia sold. Christies will present the remaining portion of 38 works

from the collection led byVue de l'Asile de la Chapelle de Saint-Rmy, 1889, by Vincent Van Gogh

(1853-1890) (estimate: 5-7million) - between February 7 and 8 in the London series of major bi-

annual Impressionist and Modern Artsales:

Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale7 February at 7pm: 3 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor(lots 10-12)Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper Sale8 February at 10:30am: 13 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor(lots 324-336)Impressionist and Modern Day Sale8 February at 2pm: 22 Lots from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor (lots 502-523)

Giovanna Bertazzoni, International Specialist Head of Impressionist and Modern Art:

Elizabeth Taylor was as passionate about buying art as she was jewels. Advised by her father, Francis Taylor, whowas a very successful art dealer, she bought extensively in the 1960s, concentrating on the names of the zeitgeist: Van

Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Utrillo, Rouault she was careful to purchase pieces that were as eye-catching as themarvellous Van Gogh, as well as more demanding and academic works such as the Degas self-portrait. Having grownup surrounded by fine art and surrounded by her own canvases until the end of her life, this collection of paintings wasvery important to Miss Taylor and provides collectors with not only a very interesting insight into the icon herself, butalso an exciting opportunity to acquire important works by leading Impressionist and Modern artists.

Marc Porter, the Chairman and President of Christie's Americas, extends the invitation of The

Elizabeth Taylor Trust - to Miss Taylors many admirers in Europe - to visit the complete group of

pictures to be sold from her collection, which will be on view for the first time in London between 2

and 7 February.


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Elizabeth Taylors love of fine art began in the home with her father Francis Taylor, an art dealer

with a successful gallery on Old Bond Street in London. At the start of the Second World World

War, Mr. Taylor transferred his family and business to California, setting up shop in the stylish

Beverly Hills Hotel where celebrities such as Greta Garbo, Vincent Price and Hedda Hopper

purchased works for their collections. The move to Los Angeles also marked Elizabeth Taylors

shining entre into Hollywood stardom.

Already armed with a fine appreciation for the arts, as an adult Miss Taylor went on to become a

devoted admirer of important paintings with a great fondness for Impressionist and Modern Art.

Her acute grasp of 19th and 20th century British and French paintings and drawings led her to amass

an important collection of works, including paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Camille

Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, and Maurice Utrillo.

Please clickherefor the pre-sale essay on the art works to be offered from the collection

IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN EVENING AUCTION

Lot 10

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)Autoportraitcirca1857-1858

Estimate 350,000 - 450,000$530,000 - 680,000400,000 - 510,000

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Lot 11

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)Pommiers d'Eragny1894

Estimate 900,000 - 1,200,000$1,400,000 - 1,800,0001,100,000 - 1,300,000


Lot 12

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)Vue de l'Asile de la Chapelle de Saint-Rmy1889

Estimate 5,000,0007,000,000$7,600,00011,000,0005,700,000 7,900,000

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IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS ON PAPER SALE

Lot 324

Bla Kdr (1877-1956)Femme assise dans un fauteuil

Late 1930s or early 1940s

Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,9003,900

Lot 325

Bla Kdr (1877-1956)Figures with horses(recto); Seated Nude(verso)Late 1930s or early 1940s

Estimate 2,500 - 3,500$3,800 - 5,3002,900 - 3,900

Lot 326

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)

La Place du Tertre et Sacr Coeur

Estimate 20,000 - 30,000$31,000 - 45,00023,000 - 34,000

Lot 327

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Galway Fisherfolk1915

Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900


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Lot 328

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Family group in a landscape

Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900

Lot 329

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Mother and children in a landscape

Estimate 2,5003,500

$3,8005,3002,900 3,900

Lot 330

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Family group; and a study of Ida holding a baby

Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900

Lot 331

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Family group; and a study of Dorelia

Estimate 2,5003,500$3,8005,3002,900 3,900


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Lot 332

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Female nude

Estimate 400600$610 - 900450 - 670

Lot 333

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)

Nude study

Estimate 1,5002,000$2,3003,0001,700 2,000

Lot 335

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)Profils dhomme et de femmecirca1888

Estimate 1,0001,500$1,6002,3001,200 1,700

Lot 334

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Design for poster Old Alhambra Music Hallcirca1900

Estimate 1,0001,500$1,6002,3001,200 1,700


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Lot 336

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)Paysage avec personnages (les amoureux) et animaux (lecorbeau et le renard)

Estimate 3,0005,000$4,6007,500

3,4005,600

IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN DAY SALE

Lot 502

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)Chteau de Chillon (Suisse)

circa1916

Estimate 35,000 - 45,000$53,000 - 45,00050,000 - 51,000

Lot 503

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)

Eglise de Murato, Corsecirca1940-1942

Estimate 45,00055,000$68,00083,00051,000 62,000

Lot 504

Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)Promenade cheval

Estimate 120,000 - 180,000$190,000 - 270,000140,000 - 200,000
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Lot 505

Albert Lebourg (1849-1928),Barques aux grandes voiles sur le lac Lman Meillerieen Haute-Savoie

Estimate 6,000 - 8,000$9,100 - 12,000

6,800 - 9,000

Lot 506

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)Le tabac

Estimate 40,000 - 60,000$61,000 - 90,00045,000 - 67,000

Lot 507

Georges Rouault (1871-1958)Le bless III, comme il sortait du lit d'orties

Estimate 60,000 - 80,000$91,000 - 120,00068,000 - 90,000

Lot 508


Portrait of Poppet, the artist's daughter, in a black hatcirca1935

Estimate 40,000 - 60,000$61,000 - 90,00045,000 - 67,000

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Lot 509

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)The Arenig Fach

Estimate 18,000 - 25,000$28,000 - 38,00021,000 - 28,000

Lot 510

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961),Portrait of Mary Keene

Estimate 10,000 - 15,000$16,000 - 23,00012,000 - 17,000

Lot 511

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Mavis in green

Estimate 15,000 - 20,000$23,000 - 30,000

17,000 - 22,000

Lot 512

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Ray

Estimate 7,000 - 10,000$11,000 - 15,0007,900 -11,000
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Lot 513

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Le Mas de Galeron en Provence1930s

Estimate 12,000 - 18,000$19,000 - 27,000

14,000 - 20,000

Lot 514

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Grace as a Madonna

Estimate 5,000 - 8,000

$7,600 - 12,0005,700 - 9,000

Lot 515

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of Grace (Village Girl)

Estimate 8,000 - 12,000$12,000 - 18,0009,000 - 13,000

Lot 516

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Varuna

Estimate 12,000 - 18,000$19,000 - 27,00014,000 - 20,000


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Lot 517

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Portrait of William McElroy

Estimate 4,000 - 6,000

$6,100 - 9,0004,500 - 6,700

Lot 518

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Seated nude on a white cloth

Estimate 12,000 - 18,000$19,000 - 27,00014,000 - 20,000

Lot 519


Mavis

Estimate 1,000 - 1,500$1,600 - 2,3001,200 - 1,700

Lot 520

Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)Seated nude with raised arm

Estimate 8,000 - 12,000$12,000 - 18,0009,000 - 13,000


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Lot 521

Margaret Fisher Prout (1875-1963)Landscape with windmill1949

Estimate 1,000 - 1,500$1,600 - 2,300

1,200 - 1,700

Lot 522

Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)Village sous la neige

Estimate 40,00060,000$61,00090,00045,000 67,000

Lot 523

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)Buste de femme en costume orientalcirca1895

Estimate 180,000 - 250,000

$280,000 - 380,000210,000 - 280,000

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Feb 12 - The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor - Overview of Art Offered From the Collection at Christie's London