| ABSTRACTS SELL FOR £536,500 Sale of paintings at Sotheby's by Russian abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5939 |
| Catalog #: | 132419 | |
| Clip Number: | 132419-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 64/55 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:28 - 01:35:27 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Painting ART: Style, Abstract LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London SHOPPING: Auction | |
| Description: | "Sotheby's. Abstracts Sell For £536,500". Sale of paintings by Russian abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky. Sotheby's Auction House, London. GV People going into Sotheby's. GV Sale in progress. CU painting which is sold to 'George' who bought it by phone for £18,000. CU Pan picture. SV picture being knocked down and removed from the easel. GV Prospective bidders. LV Another painting being placed on the easel. CU The Auctioneer. CU painting which is sold to the Marlborough Fine Art Society for £15,000. CU ditto. SV Bidders. GV The auction in progress. SV Mr Harry and Mrs Guggenheim. GV Painting (Improvisation) being auctioned. CU Painting CU Art Dealer Mr Heinz Berggruen who bought the work for £50,000 He is on the left with glasses. GV Auction in progress. | |
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