Modern French masterpieces - including 'Le Petit Pâtissier' by Chaïm Soutine and André Derain's 'Madame Matisse au kimono' - took centre stage at a New York sale hosted by leading auction house Christie's.<br /><br />The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, held in the Rockerfeller Plaza, also included impressionist landscapes by Claude Monet.<br />http://www.euronews.net/
