A Matisse Goes for $33.6 Million at Christie's Auction in NYC

Published: November 7, 2007

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NEW YORK (The Associated Press)—A 1937 Henri Matisse painting has set a new auction record for the artist at Christie's, where it went for $33.6 million on Tuesday night.

The work, L'Odalisque, Harmonie Blueue, features one of the artist's favorite models lounging behind a bouquet set on a table.

The oil on canvas painting was purchased by an unidentified buyer during the auction house's sale of Impressionist and Modern Art.

A handful of other paintings also set auction records for their creators, including Camille Pissarro's Les Quatre Saisons from 1872, which sold for $14.6 million; and Paul Signac's Cassis. Cap Canaille from 1889, which sold for $14 million.