Adolf Wölfli
Der San Salvathor
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams, Lot 34
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams, Lot 34
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 USD
Price realised: 795.000 USD
Price realised: 795.000 USD
Description
Adolf Wölfli
1864 - 1930
DER SAN SALVATHOR
graphite, colored pencil and crayon on paper
58 1/2 x 83 in.; 148.6 x 210.8 cm
Executed in 1926.
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990
1864 - 1930
DER SAN SALVATHOR
graphite, colored pencil and crayon on paper
58 1/2 x 83 in.; 148.6 x 210.8 cm
Executed in 1926.
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990
A top price for Adolf Wölfli
The work Der San Salvathor by Adolf Wölfli was worth USD 795,000.00 (€ 701,553.12) to a buyer in October 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 200,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Der San Salvathor the most expensive artwork by Adolf Wölfli that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Adolf Wölfli
Die Arbeit Der San Salvathor von Adolf Wölfli war einem Käufer im Oktober 2018 USD 795.000,00 (€ 701.553,12) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 200.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Der San Salvathor zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Adolf Wölfli, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Adolf Wölfli - Auction history
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