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- (I) Waschbecken(Ii) Flur
Ben Willikens
(I) Waschbecken(Ii) Flur
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam (Online Auction)
The Curator’s Eye: The Collection of Professor Dr Karin von Maur, Lot 131
25. May - 25. May 2021
The Curator’s Eye: The Collection of Professor Dr Karin von Maur, Lot 131
25. May - 25. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ben Willikens (b. 1939)
(ii) Flur
(i) signed and indistinctly dated 'Willikens 77' (lower right); stamped with artist's stamp, titled, numbered and dedicated '67 BEN WILLIKENS Waschbecken Karin von Maur' (on the backing)
(ii) signed, titled and dated 'Flur Willikens 30.12.77' (lower right); stamped with artist's stamp, titled, numbered and dedicated '68 BEN WILLIKENS Flur Karin von Maur' (on the backing)
each: acrylic and pencil on paper, in artist's frame
each: 24 x 18cm.
each: overall: 29 x 23cm.
each: Executed in 1977
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
each: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1978.
(ii) Flur
(i) signed and indistinctly dated 'Willikens 77' (lower right); stamped with artist's stamp, titled, numbered and dedicated '67 BEN WILLIKENS Waschbecken Karin von Maur' (on the backing)
(ii) signed, titled and dated 'Flur Willikens 30.12.77' (lower right); stamped with artist's stamp, titled, numbered and dedicated '68 BEN WILLIKENS Flur Karin von Maur' (on the backing)
each: acrylic and pencil on paper, in artist's frame
each: 24 x 18cm.
each: overall: 29 x 23cm.
each: Executed in 1977
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
each: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1978.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Ben Willikens achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Amsterdam in May 2021. In the The Curator’s Eye: The Collection of Professor Dr Karin von Maur auction, the work (I) Waschbecken(Ii) Flur sold for EUR 5,625.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ben Willikens have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work „Raum 68“ in December 2016 with an auction result of EUR 25,000.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ben Willikens erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Christies in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Curator’s Eye: The Collection of Professor Dr Karin von Maur wurde die Arbeit (I) Waschbecken(Ii) Flur für EUR 5.625,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ben Willikens auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit „Raum 68“ im Dezember 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 25.000,00.
