European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 20, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7renoir painting brings $78.1 million same buyer paid $82.5 million for a Van Gogh new York apr a 74-year-old japanese paper i magnate owns the worlds two most expensive paint Ings after Landing Pierre Auguste Renoir a shimmering i a eau Moulin de la Galette for $78.1 million j the Renoir was sold thursday at rotheby s to Royci Saito who on tuesday paid $82.5 million at Christie a j for Vincent Van Gogh a melancholy a a portrait of or.  Saito is the chairman emeritus of Japan a second largest paper company the Dai Showa paper manufacturing corp. Saito told the associated press in a Telephone interview that he had not expected to get the paintings. A they Are world class wonderful works a he said. After the Van Gogh Purchase Saito had told the yom Iuri Shimun newspaper a it Cost 5 billion yen $33 million More than i expected but that a nothing. Next i want the  the bidding for the Renoir started at $25 million and went up in increments of $ 1 million. Applause broke out As the winning bid received by Telephone was announced. Auctioneer John Marion called the final Price  the Large impressionist Canvas framed by Green and yellow Trees depicts a sunny Garden in Montmartre filled with dancing couples the men in Black frock Coats and yellow hats and the women in Pink and Blue gowns. Art historian John Ruwald described the 1876 painting As a the finest work Renoir  Renoir painted two versions of a eau Moulin do la Galette in 1876. The one sold at rotheby s was the property of Betsey Cushing Whitney the widow of John Hay Whitney the financier publisher and former ambassador to Britain. A larger version hangs in the Musec d orsay in Paris. The final Price eclipsed the pre Sale estimate of $40 million to $50 million. The Renoir was the highlight of a Sale of 70 impressionist and modern paintings and sculptures at soothe by a. Seventeen of the 70 lots sold for less than the pre Sale estimate and 12 were not sold because they failed to get the minimum Sale prices set confidentially by the seller. The total for the night still was $286 million which Marion described As a a record sate in any Way that you want to count  Marion rejected reports that the High prices paid for Saito paintings in recent years May be softening. A it is a very solid Market a he said. Milton Esterow editor and publisher of artness disagreed. A when you have a tremendous painting like the Van Gogh or the Renoir. You re going to get extraordinary prices a he said. Otherwise he said a the Market is correcting to a More realistic level after the frenzied buying of the past few years. At the Christie a Sale where the Van Gogh was sold 24 of the 81 offerings went unsold. Before thursdays auction the highest Price paid for a Renoir was $17.7 million in april 1989 Lor a la promenade by the j. Paul Getty museum. But Art experts said no Renoir of the Caliper of a eau Moulin de la Galette Quot has been on the auction Block. Six of the 12 most expensive paintings sold at auction have been bought by japanese bidders who Are especially interested m the impressionists. Other important works sold thursday at rotheby s were three paintings from the Solomon r. Guggenheim museum. Wassily Kandinsky s Quot fugue Quot sold for $20.0 million Amedeo Modigliani a Quot boy with a Blue shirt sold for a 1.55 million and Marc c hag Allva an Niver Saire sold for $14.85 million. The Kandinsky and Chagall set records for works sold at auction by those  Brando a son charged with murder los Angeles up a actor Marlon Brando a eldest son pleaded innocent Friday to a charge of first degree murder stemming from the shooting of his half Sisters Boyfriend during an argument wednesday a the weapon was fired accidentally during a struggle a flamboyant civil rights attorney William Kunstler a longtime Friend of Brando said outside court after entering the not guilty plea on behalf of the son Christian. A there was no intent to harm anyone a he said. A this was not murder by any  the defendant handcuffed dishevelled and unshaven was brought into court from a holding cell for his arraignment. Less than 10 minutes later after the pleas were entered he was taken Back to his cell. He will remain in jail until at least tuesday when a bail hearing will be held. He was charged with three felony counts murder Possession of an assault Rifle and Possession of a Silencer. The weapons charges were not related to the gun used in the slaying. Deputy District attorney Steve Barshop said prosecutors would seek a conviction of first degree murder punishable in California by 25 years to life in prison. Detectives said Brando 32, told them he shot Dag Dor let 26, of Tahiti once in the head about 10 40 . Wednesday after angrily accusing Dor let of a slapping around his 20-year-old pregnant half sister Cheyenne. A Christian has indicated that he did in fact shoot the victim a said police it. Ron Hall. Cheyenne and christians sex wife Mary were in court Friday. His father attorney William Kunstler confers with Brando at fridays arraignment hearing. A however was not. Kunstler arguing that the Case at Best is one of manslaughter told reporters a Christian feels As bad As anyone could feel about the death. In new York this would be negligent  while in court the younger Brando showed no emotion. His Only remark came after he was asked by the judge whether he agreed to waive his right to a speedy trial. A yes a he uttered in a barely audible voice. The tiny courtroom packed with photographers was filled with the nearly deafening Clatter of camera shutters for several minutes after Brando was first escorted in by bailiffs. His lawyers asked for immediate bail. They were rebuffed by municipal court judge Rosemary Shumsky however after the prosecutor successfully argued that he was not notified in Advance and needed time to prepare arguments against releasing Brando. A to make this Young Man sit in jail for the entire weekend because of a Legal technicality is an outrage and a violation of his constitutional rights Quot said Ronald Kuby one of his lawyers. Following tuesdays bail proceeding another hearing will be held june 1 to set a Date for the pretrial. Police said a .45-caliber pistol registered to Christian was recovered at the House the night of he shooting. Police said christians father subsequently asked them to remove four other guns including two fully automatic weapons an a i sub machine gun and an mi4 Rifle from the Home. He told police the weapons belonged to his son. Whom he described As a gun enthusiast. According to police. C Cheyenne had complained to her brother that Dor let had physically abused her and the two men began arguing. Moments later. Dor let Lay dead from a single gunshot wound to the head. According to police Marlon Brando tried to revive Dor let with Mouth to Mouth resuscitation after the shooting. He then called the police and ambulance emergency Telephone number. Dor let reportedly a member of a prominent tahitian family influential in the politics of French polynesia had been staying at the House since arriving from Tahiti with Cheyenne 10 Days before the shooting. Al Prince publisher of the English language Tahiti Sun press said Dor let and Brando had lived together More than a year before separating two months ago. Christian once had a minor role in a movie a ironically playing a Man accused of murder a but abandoned his acting career. He has recently done Metal sculpture and listed his occupation As Quot self employed  the elder Brando divorced Christian s Mother actress Anna Kashfi in 1959 after barely two years of  firm sizzling Over alleged theft of its slogan Lubbock Texas apr is a a Moon too close to a a Moon a that a what a state District court is being asked to decide in a lawsuit filed by a Lubbock company against a Dallas based restaurant Chain. Yet inc., which operates two restaurants Here filed suit wednesday against Dallas based Western sizzling inc., alleging the Chain has begun using a a Moon in advertising. Yet inc. 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