Charles Steffen

Portrate [sic] of my mother, 1991

Found at Christies, New York
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 1022
18. Jan - 18. Jan. 2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 2.125 USD
signed and dated Mr. Charles P. Steffen, 91 upper right; also dated center left and right and lower right; signed again lower right
colored pencil and graphite on brown paper
54 ¾ x 29 ¾ in.
Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago

Despite a disappointment, a good price for Charles Steffen

This work of art by Charles Steffen could be acquired at Christies in New York in January 2019 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Outsider and Vernacular Art auction, the work Portrate sic of my mother, 1991 changed hands for USD 2,125.00 (€ 1,855.25) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, Portrate sic of my mother, 1991 is the most expensive artwork by Charles Steffen that we have observed at auction so far.

Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Charles Steffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Steffen konnte im Januar 2019 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art wechselte die Arbeit Portrate sic of my mother, 1991 für USD 2.125,00 (€ 1.855,25) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Portrate sic of my mother, 1991 das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charles Steffen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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