Carlo Mense
Ohne Titel (Zentrale Komposition mit Figuren, Stadt und Gebirge mit dem Chor einer Kirche)
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 483
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 483
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.720 GBP
Price realised: 27.720 GBP
Description
CARLO MENSE (1886-1965)
Ohne Titel (Zentrale Komposition mit Figuren, Stadt und Gebirge mit dem Chor einer Kirche)
signed 'C. Mense.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 1⁄2 x 21 1⁄4 in. (65.7 x 54 cm.)
Painted circa 1916-1917
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Ohne Titel (Zentrale Komposition mit Figuren, Stadt und Gebirge mit dem Chor einer Kirche)
signed 'C. Mense.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 1⁄2 x 21 1⁄4 in. (65.7 x 54 cm.)
Painted circa 1916-1917
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March last year Christies in London held the auction Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, which included the work Ohne Titel (Zentrale Komposition mit Figuren, Stadt und Gebirge mit dem Chor einer Kirche) by Carlo Mense. The price achieved of GBP 27,720.00 (€ 32,865.18) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Carlo Mense - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Pferdeschwemme, which sold at auction in June 2008 for GBP 58,850.00 (€ 74,388.37).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März letzten Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ohne Titel (Zentrale Komposition mit Figuren, Stadt und Gebirge mit dem Chor einer Kirche) von Carlo Mense zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 27.720,00 (€ 32.865,18) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Carlo Mense mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Pferdeschwemme beobachtet, die im Juni 2008 für GBP 58.850,00 (€ 74.388,37) versteigert wurde.
Carlo Mense - Auction history
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