EDITORIAL
DEAR READER,
Our autumn auctions feature Modern and Contemporary Art, Jewellery and Watches, and Asian Art. In addition to the works presented on the following pages, more than 2 000 paintings, prints, objets d’art and jewellery will be offered between 25 November and 5 December – both in our saleroom and in dedicated online-only auctions. All catalogues are available online.
‘The art market remains healthy, with demand as strong and consistent as ever’.
The results of our recent sales – such as the painting by Paul Signac that realised 6.2 million francs, or Domenico Gnoli’s 1968 ‘Zip’, which changed hands for 3 million francs – show that the art market remains healthy, with demand as strong and consistent as ever. Naturally, tastes have evolved over the years. Today, younger collectors are increasingly drawn to Classical Modernism, Post-War Art and Design. Yet outstanding works from earlier centuries continue to achieve remarkable prices – such as the 1.7 million francs realised for a 19th-century seascape by Ivan Aivazovsky in our September auction, or the 620 000 francs for a 3500-year-old Cycladic idol last March.
PAUL
SIGNAC
Saint-Tropez, port en fête. 1895.
Oil on canvas.
65.5 × 81 cm.
Sold for CHF 6.2 million
DOMENICO
GNOLI
Zipper no. 2. 1968.
Acrylic and sand on canvas.
195 × 89 cm.
Sold for CHF 3 million
On our website, you can find not only the catalogues for upcoming auctions but also the results of previous sales, together with detailed information about our departments and locations. The growth we have seen in recent years reflects the increasingly international nature of our clientele. Many consignments now come to us from abroad, and more than 60 percent of our buyers are international.
We are already receiving consignments for next year’s auctions. If you are considering selling works of art from your collection, we would be delighted to provide you with a complimentary, non-binding valuation.
With warm regards,
Cyril Koller
FERDINAND
HODLER
(Bern 1853–1918 Geneva)
The Salève in autumn. Circa 1891.
Oil on canvas. 70.5 × 50.5 cm.
Sold for CHF 2.1 million
IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH
AIVAZOVSKY
(1817 Feodosia 1900)
Waves on the high seas. 1898.
Oil on canvas. 61 × 93.5 cm.
Sold for CHF 1.7 million
FERNANDO
BOTERO
(Medellín 1932–2023 Monaco)
Monalisa. 1959.
Mixed media on brown paper on panel. 144 × 122 cm.
Sold for CHF 570 000
