Lot 22. Henry Moore (1898-1986), Two Piece Sculpture No. 7: Pipe, inscribed 'Moore 6/9' (on the base), bronze, 37 in (94 cm) (length). Conceived in 1966. Estimate US$550,000 - $800,000. Sold for $620,075 (€ 549,224) © The Henry Moore Foundation. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2020 / www.henry-moore.org

NEW YORK, NY.- Two Piece Sculpture No. 7: Pipe, a masterwork by British sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) sold for $602,075 at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on July 7 in New York.

Two Piece Sculpture No. 7: Pipe was cast in bronze in a numbered edition of nine plus one artist's proof. Other bronze casts of this work are in the collections of the Tate Gallery, London and The Whitworth Gallery at the University of Manchester. The original plaster from which the bronzes were cast is in the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.

Bonhams Director of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York, Molly Ott Ambler, commented: “In this unprecedented season, we saw a solid appetite for a vast array of works from artists like Pierre Puvis De Chavannes and Karl Hofer to modern ones like Henry Moore and Fernand Léger. We were also pleased to see collectors instantly drawn to the Henry Moore sculpture, which appeared on the auction market for the first time.”

Additional highlights included:

Lot 18. Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Femmes aux perroquets, signed and dated 'F. Leger 53' (lower right), partially glazed ceramic relief, 31 3/4 x 46 1/2 in (81 x 118 cm). Executed in 1953; unique. Estimate US$300,000 - $500,000. Sold for $350,075 (€ 310,075). © Bonhams.

Lot 11. Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Nu couché, signed and dated 'Henri Matisse 5/44' (lower right), charcoal on paper, 15 x 22 1/2 in (38.1 x 57.2 cm). Executed in May 1944. Estimate US$200,000 - $300,000. Sold for US$ 250,075 (€ 221,501). © Bonhams.

Lot 24. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Picador et danseuse, dated and signed 'I 6-6-60 Picasso I' (upper left). India ink on paper 20 x 25 3/4 in (50.8 x 65.4 cm). Executed on June 6, 1960. Estimate US$200,000 - $300,000.  Sold for US$145 000. © Bonhams.

Lot 42. Pierre Puvis De Chavannes (1824-1898), Nu dans un paysage, signed and dedicated 'à mon ami L. d'Arnaudin P. Puvis De Chavannes' (lower right), oil on canvas, 14 1/2 x 10 1/8 in (36.8 x 25.7 cm). Sold for $ 106,325 (€ 94,176). © Bonhams.