Bruno Schulz
Four People Sitting At A Table: A Double Sided Drawing
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Israeli & International Art, Lot 69
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2012
Israeli & International Art, Lot 69
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Bruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
FOUR PEOPLE SITTING AT A TABLE: A DOUBLE SIDED DRAWING
signed Bruno Schulz and dated 1928 (lower right); inscribed with the letter F (lower left, verso)
pencil on paper (recto) and ink on paper (verso), unframed
5 5/8 by 6 1/2 in.
14.5 by 16.2 cm.
Executed in 1928.
1892 - 1942
FOUR PEOPLE SITTING AT A TABLE: A DOUBLE SIDED DRAWING
signed Bruno Schulz and dated 1928 (lower right); inscribed with the letter F (lower left, verso)
pencil on paper (recto) and ink on paper (verso), unframed
5 5/8 by 6 1/2 in.
14.5 by 16.2 cm.
Executed in 1928.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Bruno Schulz achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in December 2012. In the Israeli & International Art auction, the work Four People Sitting At A Table: A Double Sided Drawing sold for USD 17,500.00 (€ 13,271.65) - well above the upper estimate of USD 10,000.00. Admittedly, works by Bruno Schulz have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Woman Seated On A Couch, A Man At Her Shoe in December 2013 with an auction result of USD 118,750.00 (€ 86,181.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bruno Schulz erzielte im Dezember 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Israeli & International Art wurde die Arbeit Four People Sitting At A Table: A Double Sided Drawing für USD 17.500,00 (€ 13.271,65) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 10.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bruno Schulz auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Woman Seated On A Couch, A Man At Her Shoe im Dezember 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 118.750,00 (€ 86.181,87).
Bruno Schulz - Auction history
