Initially the auction was supposed to last four days and end on Friday, but the interest was so great that all the items were sold on the first day yielding 82,992,850 euros.
The objects of the late fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, which were put up for auction by Christie’s, were breathtaking.
Initially the auction was supposed to last four days and end on Friday, but the interest was so great that all the items were sold on the first day yielding 82,992,850 euros.
This is second highest record for a private collection sold by Christie’s in France.
Among the treasures that Givenchy left behind are: sculpture by Italian artist Alberto Giacomettiwhich was sold 27 million euros and a sketch of his chalk Picasso of 1947 acquired in honor of 4.2 million euros.
An important figure in the world of fashion, Hubert de Givenchy amassed an exceptional collection of furniture and works of art of the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as masterpieces of the modern era, with which he decorated his family with the same high standards and sense of creativity, absolute finesse he showed in his profession as a fashion designer.
“Hubert was a great supporter of French culture, an ambassador of French taste, and he was also very open to other things and places in the world,” said Charles Cator, vice president of Christie’s International.
“He liked the gentle simplicity. He understood how to use very large, beautiful but sometimes difficult French furniture in a way that was restrained and easy in life, which made him important in the antiques trade as well. He had this kind of Protestant temperament, a sense of moderation, but he also had the courage and the look to bring out shapes and reinforce what was special about things in a brilliant way, “he added.
