London, UK  The Christie’s 19th-Century European Art sale, which last year brought in €1.58m for Franz Xavier Winterhalter’s Queen Olga of Württemberg, Grand Duchess of Russia (1856), will be held on June
26. It promises exquisite works by Théodore Rousseau, Jean-Francois Millet, Giovanni Boldini and Camille Corot. Highlights include Angelo Morbelli’s Self-Portrait, 1900–1903 (pictured, est. €1.18m–€1.17m) and Ludwig Deutsch’s Leaving the Mosque (1900, est. €369,000–€516,000).
www.christies.com New York, US  At the Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art sale at Sotheby’s on 8 June, François de Troy’s 18th-century masterpiece Aeneas Presenting Ascianus to Dido (pictured) is expected to sell for €735,000–€1.1m. On 14 June, the Important Watches sale at Sotheby’s will feature a rare Patek Philippe stainless steel water-resistant chronograph wristwatch, estimated at €110,000–€150,000.
www.sothebys.com  Paris, France
Piasa’s Important Drawings, Tableaux and Sculptures of the 19th and 20th Centuries auction runs on 27 June. Bernard Buffet’s Hortensias (1971) is expected to fetch €45,000– €55,000. The Antique, Modern and Contemporary Photograph sale takes place at Hôtel Drouot on 5 June, with a fine selection of portraits by Man Ray (€6,000–€10,000) and Robert Mapplethorpe (€6,000–€30,000). www.auction.fr Münich, Germany  The Ketterer Kunst Modern Art and Post-War sale on 12 June will feature Vladimir Georgievich Bechteyeff’s Four Girls Bathing (c. 1910, est. €240,000-280,000), Otto Mueller’s Dancer (est. €40,000-180,000) and Leo Putz’s Portrait of Veronika in the Garden at Schleissheim (pictured, est. €100,000-150,000) as well as works by Paul Klee and Hermann Max Pechstein.
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