kolkata christies impressionist modern art evening sale on may 8 in new york achieved 158505000 101443200 120463800 and was sold 94 by lot and 90 by value the strongest sellthrough rates in the category since 2006 of the 49 works offered 4 lots sold for over 10 million 10 for over 5 million and 36 for over 1 million chaim soutines le petit patissier which realized 18 million was the top lot of the sale and set a new world auction record for the artist brooke lampley head of department impressionist modern art comments in an email statement it was wonderful to see such confidence and enthusiasm on the part of the collectors gathered in our saleroom this evening with all but three works sold and exceptional sellthrough rates of 94 by lot and 90 by value this sale ranks among the strongest we have hosted in this category in new york bidders competed headtohead for classic impressionist works by monet sisley and renoir great modernist works by picasso leger and miro and masterpiece works by school of paris artists modigliani soutine and chagall in all it was gratifying to witness a sophisticated and intelligent market at work and see the strong collecting trends from our winter sales in london gain even more momentum here in new york