Private Viewing of a Modern Art Auction Here's a private viewing of the May 8 Impressionist & Modern art auction in New York with David Norman of Sotheby's. Norman talks about a "resplendent" watercolor still-life by Paul Cezanne, a Rose period portrait of harlequin by Pablo Picasso, and a highly abstracted oil by Joan Miro, painted at the height of the Surrealist movement. See the video here.

You can view the rest of the catalogue online too (for free, but I think they make you register now).

I spend hours on these online art auction catalogues from Sotheby's and Christies. You would think that I'm a serious art collector or gallery owner, but I'm neither. I just like to fantasize way too much. Here's my wish list for May at Sotheby's..

• NATURE MORTE AU MELON VERT by Paul Cezanne, with an estimate of 14,000,000 – 18,000,000 USD.
• Tete de Diego by Alberto Giacometti, with an estimate of 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 USD.
• Femme nue assise by Pablo Picasso (I love Pablo's late period paintings), with an estimate of 8,000,000 – 10,000,000 USD.
• PORTRAIT DE JEANNE HÉBUTERNE by Amedeo Modigliani, with an estimate of 8,000,000 – 10,000,000 USD.

I think it's called having champagne tastes with a beer budget.
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