This market is a duel between two valuable paintings listed for Christie's "Art Impressionniste & Moderne" live auction in Paris.

• HENRI MATISSE - Vase de fleurs

• SALVADOR DALÍ - Jeune fille nue et dignitaire lauré

Both were given the same initial estimates by Christie's: EUR 300,000 – EUR 500,000. This market resolves to the painting which the Christie's website lists with a higher sale value at the auction.

Resolution details:

• Example from a past auction: this painting by Gentilesch has a "price realised" of USD 982,800. This is the number I will use—whatever is displayed by the auction page.

• Edge cases:

  • If either painting is withdrawn before the auction, or I am unable to determine the sale price, it resolves N/A.

  • If one fails to sell at the auction, it resolves to the other.

  • If there's a tie (or they both fail to sell at the auction), both resolve at 50%. .

  • If any scenarios for resolution are unclear, please ask.

HENRI MATISSE - Vase de fleurs

The remarkable career of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, whose stylistic innovations (along with those of Pablo Picasso) fundamentally altered the course of modern art and affected the art of several generations of younger painters, spanned almost six and a half decades. (Source)

SALVADOR DALÍ - Jeune fille nue et dignitaire lauré

Salvador Dalí was the most famous 20th century surrealist, whose oeuvre spanned just about every artistic genre you can imagine.

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