Arnold Belkin

Metaphor - Three Figures

Found at Christies, New York
Christie's Interiors, Lot 69
4. Mar - 5. Mar 2008
Estimate: 700 - 900 USD
Price realised: 1.375 USD
Arnold Belkin (Canadian/Mexican, 1930-1992)
Metaphor - Three Figures
signed and dated 'A Belkin 1972' (lower right)
gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1972.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.

The work Metaphor - Three Figures by Arnold Belkin was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2008. It achieved a price of USD 1,375.00 (€ 869.98), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arnold Belkin - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Marat #3, which sold at auction in March 2008 for USD 3,000.00 (€ 1,898.13).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Metaphor - Three Figures von Arnold Belkin kam im März 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.375,00 (€ 869,98) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Für andere Arbeiten von Arnold Belkin mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Marat #3 beobachtet, die im März 2008 für USD 3.000,00 (€ 1.898,13) versteigert wurde.

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