Carlos Nadal

L'Opera

Found at Sothebys, London
Modern Art Online including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 151
28. Apr - 4. May 2022
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.380 GBP
Carlos Nadal
1917 - 1998
L'Opera
signed Nadal (lower left), signed Nadal and dated 69 (lower right); titled and numbered 23 on the reverse
acrylic on board
40.3 by 49.8cm., 15⅞ by 19⅝in.
Framed: 62.8 by 72.4cm., 24¾ by 28½in.
Executed in 1969.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Nadal.
Private Collection, Spain | Acquired from the above by the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Carlos Nadal achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May last year. In the Modern Art Online including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso auction, the work L'Opera sold for GBP 16,380.00 (€ 19,269.51) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Carlos Nadal have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work El Molino in February 2019 with an auction result of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 80,199.27).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Carlos Nadal erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern Art Online including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso wurde die Arbeit L'Opera für GBP 16.380,00 (€ 19.269,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Carlos Nadal auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit El Molino im Februar 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 80.199,27).

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