The most coveted estate properties are Impressionist and modern works of art.
Many Impressionist works that once appealed to Japanese taste failed to sell at all.
They are his most traditional impressionist works.
Adams early work in the 1880s was largely representational and somewhat prosaic, with only hints of the more impressionist works to follow.
Impressionist works by James Harrington hang throughout the restaurant.
When not in court, he applies the same meticulous attention that he once put into restoring great Impressionist works to researching the law.
Goetz and his wife also were major investors in art, acquiring a significant collection of impressionist and post-impressionist works.
The acquisition of modernist paintings - even Impressionist works - by public galleries was invariably a source of controversy.
At Christie's on Tuesday night, modern works consistently drew more bids than Impressionist works.
In addition, art buyers favor Western paintings, particularly Impressionist works, over Asian ones, no matter their importance in art history.