(29 Oct 2005)
1. Wide shot exterior Sotheby's
2. Wide shot of Impressionist and Modern Art hall
3. Wide shot of art restorer retouching the frame of Le Grand Canal
4. Pan of Claude Monet's view of Venice, 'Le Grand Canal' (estimated 12-16 (m) million US dollars)
5. People looking at Pablo Picasso's 'Nu Jaune' (est. 3-4 (m) million US dollars)
6. Close up of Pablo Picasso's 'Nu Jaune'
7. SOUNDBITE (English): David Norman, Executive Vice President and Director of Impressionist and Modern Art for Sotheby's:
"This is the big sale of the season, it is also the moment when the international art market gets to assess the health of the market. There are private transactions always occurring but the auctions are the most public indicator of demand and supply in the art market."
8. Wide shot people looking at Amedeo Modigliani's 'Portrait of a Man - Buste de Manuel Humbert' (est. 4-6 (m) million US dollars)
9. Tilt up Amedeo Modigliani's 'Portrait of a Man - Buste de Manuel Humbert'
10. Pan of Andy Warhol's 'Jackie Frieze' (est. 8-10 (m) million US dollars)
11. Wide shot people looking at Cy Twombly's 'Untitled' (est. 8-10 (m) million US dollars)
12. Pan of Cy Twombly's 'Untitled'
13. Model wearing a Russian Imperial diamond necklace (est. 1.2-2.5 (m) million US dollars)
14. Close-up of diamond necklace
15. Mid shot picture of Catherine the Great.
16. SOUNDBITE (English): Brett O' Connor, Director and Head of the Geneva Jewel Department for Sotheby's:
"It's a jewel that has impeccable provenance that goes all the way back to Catherine the Great. It is very rare for an 18th century jewel to have made it through the last two-hundred and fifty years in fantastic condition."
17. Wide shot exteriors Christie's
18. Wide shot of Mark Rothko's "Homage to Matisse" (est. 15-20 (m) million US dollars)
19. Wide shot lady looking at Roy Lichtenstein's "in the Car" (est. 12-16 (m) million US dollars)
20. Pull out Roy Lichtenstein's "In the Car"
21. SOUNDBITE (English): Laura Paulson, International Director Post War, Contemporary Art Department:
"This exhibition and sale is so important because it will be a water shade, we believe, in the post-war, contemporary auction market. Already we've broken our record by our low and total of our sales this season and we are anticipated to go even higher as collectorship and opportunity to collect masterpieces that otherwise are unavailable."
22. Wide shot of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's "La blanchisseuse" (est. 20-25 (m) million US dollars)
23. Pan of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's "La blanchisseuse"
STORYLINE:
Art enthusiasts and serious collectors from all over the world have their eyes turned to New York City as Sotheby's and Christie's preview their most important series of sales in five years.
Sotheby's previewed Friday their Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art collections. The highlight of the auction will be Claude Monet's stunning view of Venice, 'Le Grand Canal', from 1908. It is estimated that the gavel will fall anywhere from 12-16 (m) million US dollars.
The sale will also include works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marino Marini, which together are representative of some of the key movements of early 20th Century Modernism.
An iconic group of works highlighted by Andy Warhol's 'Jackie Frieze', estimated at 8-10 (m) million US dollars, and featuring two works by Cy Twombly - 'Untitled (Rome)' and 'Untitled (New York City)', are estimated to bring 6-8 and 8-10 (m) million US dollars respectively.
Christie's evening sale of Impressionist and Modern art and Post-war and contemporary art takes place on November 1.
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