(6 Nov 2002)
1. Wide shot exterior Sotheby's
2. Wide shot interior auction room, pan
3. Close up Monet painting "Nympheas"
4. Various bidding on "Nympheas" with final hammer
5. Close up Henri Matisse painting "Nature Morte, Serviette A Carreaux"
6. Various bidding on Matisse still life with final hammer
7. Close up Paul Cezanne painting "Femme Nue Debout"
8. Various bidding on Cezanne painting with final hammer
9. Cutaway audience
10. Close up sculpture by Alberto Giacometti "Figurine"
11. Various bidding on Giacometti sculpture with final hammer
12. Close up painting by Amedeo Modigliani "Giovanotto Dai Capelli Rossi"
13. Various bidding on Modigliani with final hammer
14. Cutaway audience
15. SOUNDBITE: (English): David Norman, Sotheby's:
"It was a very solid sale, it was a very good sale, we had a total of nearly eighty million dollars sold, which is wonderful capacity of the market to absorb all of the material. The top price being the Monet."
16. Wide shot pan of audience
STORYLINE:
The fall auction season in New York continued to struggle tonight (Tuesday night) as Sotheby's recorded a disappointing sale of impressionist and modern art.
The sale follows a weak auction by the Phillips auction house on Monday night.
Christie's auction house in New York holds their impressionist and modert art sale tomorrow (Wednesday).
The sales include paintings and sculptures by the likes of Monet, Modigliani, Picasso and Matisse.
This season shows no shortage of artworks, with a flood of pieces being offered up for sale.
Experts see a combination of factors as responsible.
In times of economic distress it is not unusual for collectors to unload some of their prize pieces.
Nevertheless David Norman of Sotheby's tried to put a brave face on the evening's sale.
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