August Löhr
Ranchería De San Rafael
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Latin American Art Modern & Contemporary, Lot 184
29. May - 29. May 2014
Latin American Art Modern & Contemporary, Lot 184
29. May - 29. May 2014
Estimate: 20.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
August Löhr(1843-1919)
RANCHERÍA DE SAN RAFAEL
signed and dated 1919 lower right
oil on canvas
18 3/8 by 28 1/8 in.
47 by 71.4 cm
Wanamaker’s, Philadelphia | Private Collection, Germany | Thence by descent to the present owner
RANCHERÍA DE SAN RAFAEL
signed and dated 1919 lower right
oil on canvas
18 3/8 by 28 1/8 in.
47 by 71.4 cm
Wanamaker’s, Philadelphia | Private Collection, Germany | Thence by descent to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by August Löhr achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2014. In the Latin American Art Modern & Contemporary auction, the work Ranchería De San Rafael sold for USD 43,750.00 (€ 32,074.78) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by August Löhr - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work El Valle De México, which sold at auction in May 2013 for USD 161,000.00 (€ 123,960.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von August Löhr erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Latin American Art Modern & Contemporary wurde die Arbeit Ranchería De San Rafael für USD 43.750,00 (€ 32.074,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von August Löhr mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit El Valle De México beobachtet, die im Mai 2013 für USD 161.000,00 (€ 123.960,58) versteigert wurde.
August Löhr - Auction history
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