Bruno Schulz
The Rite Of The Idolators
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Description
Bruno Schulz
1892 - 1942
THE RITE OF THE IDOLATORS
signed Bruno Schulz and dated 1921 (on the backing)
cliché-verre, with pen and ink border
3 1/2 by 4 1/4 in.
8.9 by 10.8 cm.
Executed in 1921.
Acquired by the original owner in Poland before 1939 | Then by descent to the present owner
1892 - 1942
THE RITE OF THE IDOLATORS
signed Bruno Schulz and dated 1921 (on the backing)
cliché-verre, with pen and ink border
3 1/2 by 4 1/4 in.
8.9 by 10.8 cm.
Executed in 1921.
Acquired by the original owner in Poland before 1939 | Then by descent to the present owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work The Rite Of The Idolators by Bruno Schulz was worth USD 23,750.00 (€ 15,839.67) to a buyer in November 2009. This price was achieved in the auction Israeli and International Art at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 7,000.00 many times over. 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Rite Of The Idolators von Bruno Schulz war einem Käufer im November 2009 USD 23.750,00 (€ 15.839,67) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Israeli and International Art bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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).
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