Constant
Kinderkopje (Head Of A Child)
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 EUR
Price realised: 175.000 EUR
Price realised: 175.000 EUR
Description
signed and dated 'Constant 49' (lower left); signed and dated 'CONSTANT '49' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
70 x 60cm.
Painted in 1949
Galerie Nova Spectra, The Hague. | Acquired from the above circa 1978, thence by descent to the present owner.
oil on canvas
70 x 60cm.
Painted in 1949
Galerie Nova Spectra, The Hague. | Acquired from the above circa 1978, thence by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May 2019 Christies in Amsterdam held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art, which included the work Kinderkopje (Head Of A Child) by Constant. The »bidding war« ended at EUR 175,000.00 17% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Constant - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Femme Oiseau, which sold at auction in December 2011 for EUR 432,750.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai 2019 führte Christies in Amsterdam die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Kinderkopje (Head Of A Child) von Constant zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von EUR 175.000,00 und damit 17% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Constant mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Femme Oiseau beobachtet, die im Dezember 2011 für EUR 432.750,00 versteigert wurde.
Constant - Auction history
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