Christopher Boyce Burge is Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (wikipedia)
The sale was a shot in the arm for the impressionist market.
It was strong right across the board without being crazy. This is not a market in any way out of control.
The market is hungry for spectacular impressionist works as the smashing results for paintings by Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne and Monet indicate.
The results reflect a strong, solid and successful market - there were some very high prices but participating collectors remain focused and controlled.
