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Birger Sandzén
Moonrise Among The Red Rocks
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 158.500 USD
Price realised: 158.500 USD
Description
Birger Sandzén1871 - 1954
MOONRISE AMONG THE RED ROCKS
signed Birger Sandzén (lower left); inscribed and dated Moonrise among The Red Rocks, / Manitou, Colo, 1918 on the reverse; also inscribed Birger Sandzén, Lindsbourg, Kansas on the frame
oil on canvas
36 by 48 1/2 inches
(91.4 by 123.2 cm)
Private Collection, Sweden, circa 1950 | By desent in the family to the present owner
MOONRISE AMONG THE RED ROCKS
signed Birger Sandzén (lower left); inscribed and dated Moonrise among The Red Rocks, / Manitou, Colo, 1918 on the reverse; also inscribed Birger Sandzén, Lindsbourg, Kansas on the frame
oil on canvas
36 by 48 1/2 inches
(91.4 by 123.2 cm)
Private Collection, Sweden, circa 1950 | By desent in the family to the present owner
A top price for Birger Sandzén
This artwork by Birger Sandzén achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2012. In the American Art auction, the work Moonrise Among The Red Rocks sold for USD 158,500.00 (€ 121,829.36) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. This high result makes Moonrise Among The Red Rocks the most expensive artwork by Birger Sandzén that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Birger Sandzén
Dieses Kunstwerk von Birger Sandzén erzielte im November 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Moonrise Among The Red Rocks für USD 158.500,00 (€ 121.829,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Moonrise Among The Red Rocks zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Birger Sandzén, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.