A Strong Wind for Soutine and Bram Van Velde
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Whirlwind forces blowing over modern painting shot this painting by Chaïm Soutine over the million mark. Bram Van Velde (1895-1981) was also wafted aloft on the wings of success, and set a world record. Chaïm Soutine (1894-1943), Trees in the Wind or Before the Storm, c. 1939, oil on Isorel panel, 68.5 x 87 cm/27 x 34.2 in.Result: €1,157,000 This storm-tossed painting by Chaïm Soutine, which was featured on the front page of Gazette no. 43, attracted a powerful gust of €1,082,240. Trees in the Wind or Before the Storm dates from around 1929. In the article accompanying the antepenultimate cover of 2022, Henri Guette drew
