"Vincent van Gogh's (November-December 1887) sold for $62.7m at Sotheby's, New York on 20 November, a record price for one of the artist's works painted in Paris. It did considerably better than expected, since the initial pre-sale estimate (without fees) was $40m. The final result almost doubled the previous highest price at auction for a work from the artist's Paris period, the $33.2m paid for Corner of a Garden with Butterflies (May-July 1887), which sold at Christie's last year."
"The $62.7m for Parisian Novels also made it a record for a Van Gogh still life, although two earlier sales were higher in real terms (after inflation is taken into account). (June 1890) sold for $61.8m in 2014 and (December 1888-January 1889) for $39.9m back in 1987. Vincent van Gogh's Parisian Novels (November-December 1887) on display before the Sotheby's auction The Art Newspaper This week, four Van Gogh works came up for sale in the important New York November auctions."
Parisian Novels (November–December 1887) achieved a $62.7m hammer at Sotheby's New York on 20 November, surpassing its $40m pre-sale estimate. The result nearly doubled the previous auction high for a Paris-period Van Gogh, which was $33.2m for Corner of a Garden with Butterflies (May–July 1887). The sale established a new record for a Van Gogh still life, although two earlier works fetched higher amounts in real terms after inflation. The painting was the star lot from the Cindy and Jay Pritzker collection. Four Van Gogh works appeared in the New York November auctions, with other Van Gogh lots sold earlier in the year.
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