Alexander Archipenko
Torso in Space
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
signed 'ARCHIPENKO' (on the underside)
polished terracotta
Length: 20 ¾ in. (52.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1935-1936; this terracotta executed during the artist's lifetime
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem (by 1967). | Gift from the above to the present owner, 1992.
polished terracotta
Length: 20 ¾ in. (52.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1935-1936; this terracotta executed during the artist's lifetime
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem (by 1967). | Gift from the above to the present owner, 1992.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Torso in Space by Alexander Archipenko was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 50,000.00 – 70,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 37,500.00 (€ 33,118.43). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alexander Archipenko achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Woman in June 2005 with an auction result of GBP 1,464,000.00 (€ 2,169,740.45).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Torso in Space von Alexander Archipenko im November 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 37.500,00 (€ 33.118,43) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alexander Archipenko erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Woman im Juni 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.464.000,00 (€ 2.169.740,45).
Alexander Archipenko - Auction history
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