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Carlos Enríquez
Héroe criollo
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 967.500 USD
Price realised: 967.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Carlos Enriquez 43' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm.)
Painted in 1943.
Dr. Gérard Lescot collection, Port au Prince, Haiti (acquired from the artist). | Ghystaine Lescot collection, Port au Prince, Haiti (by descent from the above). | Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 2009.
oil on canvas
35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm.)
Painted in 1943.
Dr. Gérard Lescot collection, Port au Prince, Haiti (acquired from the artist). | Ghystaine Lescot collection, Port au Prince, Haiti (by descent from the above). | Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in April 2009.
A top price for Carlos Enríquez
The work Héroe criollo by Carlos Enríquez was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2016. It achieved a price of USD 967,500.00 (€ 914,634.15), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 61%. This high result makes Héroe criollo the most expensive artwork by Carlos Enríquez that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Carlos Enríquez
Die Arbeit Héroe criollo von Carlos Enríquez kam im November 2016 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 967.500,00 (€ 914.634,15) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 61%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Héroe criollo zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Carlos Enríquez, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.