Soutine’s pastry chefs leads Christie’s sale in New York
A painting by Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) entitled ‘Le petit pâtissier’ was the top lot of Christie’s latest evening sale of Impressionist & Modern art in New York.
The 2ft 6in x 2ft 3in (77 x 69cm) oil on canvas from 1927 was one of six portraits of pastry chefs m…