Alexander Max Koester
German Enten In Teich (Wilde Jagd)
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 USD
Price realised: 455.000 USD
Price realised: 455.000 USD
Description
Alexander Max Koester
1864 - 1932
GERMANENTEN IN TEICH (WILDE JAGD)
signed A KOESTER (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 1/2 by 48 in.
72.5 by 122 cm
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Denton, New York (and sold, Sotheby's, New York, February 24, 1983, lot 221, illustrated) | Acquired at the above sale
1864 - 1932
GERMANENTEN IN TEICH (WILDE JAGD)
signed A KOESTER (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 1/2 by 48 in.
72.5 by 122 cm
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Denton, New York (and sold, Sotheby's, New York, February 24, 1983, lot 221, illustrated) | Acquired at the above sale
A top price for Alexander Koester
This artwork by Alexander Koester achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2014. In the 19th Century European Art auction, the work German Enten In Teich (Wilde Jagd) sold for USD 455,000.00 (€ 333,577.71) - well above the upper estimate of USD 200,000.00. This high result makes German Enten In Teich (Wilde Jagd) the most expensive artwork by Alexander Koester that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alexander Koester
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alexander Koester erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art wurde die Arbeit German Enten In Teich (Wilde Jagd) für USD 455.000,00 (€ 333.577,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht German Enten In Teich (Wilde Jagd) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Alexander Koester, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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