SHORT TAKES : Sotheby’s to Auction Garbo’s Art

Sotheby’s will sell Greta Garbo’s art collection in its New York galleries in mid-November.

The collection, estimated in excess of $20 million, includes major Impressionist and modern paintings, in addition to fine European furniture and decorative works of art.

At the center of the late actress’ collection is a group of important Impressionist and modern paintings that will be offered during Sotheby’s major evening sale Nov. 13. These paintings include three intimate scenes by Renoir: a tender portrait of the artist’s nephew, Edmond, from 1889; “Gabrielle and Coco Lisant” from 1906, and “Confidence” from 1893.

The Garbo collection is rounded out by a significant group of paintings by such 20th-Century artists as Andre, Atlan, Van Dongen, d’Espagnat, Lhote, Poliakoff and Valtat, among others, which will be offered in conjunction with Part II of Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist and modern paintings on Nov. 14.