Douglas Huebler
Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (Bruegel I)
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
Douglas Huebler (b. 1924)
Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (Bruegel I)
signed and titled 'Douglas Huebler Crocodile Tears II. Brugel I' (on the reverse of the left element); signed, titled and dated 'Brugel I Douglas Huebler 1986-88' (lower edge of the lower element of the right element)
two elements--oil on canvas, printed paper collage on paper board
left: 47 x 62 7/8 in. (119.4 x 159.7 cm.)
right: 39¼ x 30 in. (99.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (Bruegel I)
signed and titled 'Douglas Huebler Crocodile Tears II. Brugel I' (on the reverse of the left element); signed, titled and dated 'Brugel I Douglas Huebler 1986-88' (lower edge of the lower element of the right element)
two elements--oil on canvas, printed paper collage on paper board
left: 47 x 62 7/8 in. (119.4 x 159.7 cm.)
right: 39¼ x 30 in. (99.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (Bruegel I) by Douglas Huebler was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2013. It achieved a price of USD 17,500.00 (€ 12,929.44), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. Admittedly, works by Douglas Huebler have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Variable Piece #101 in September 2016 with an auction result of GBP 52,500.00 (€ 60,801.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (Bruegel I) von Douglas Huebler kam im September 2013 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 12.929,44) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Douglas Huebler auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Variable Piece #101 im September 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 52.500,00 (€ 60.801,52).
Douglas Huebler - Auction history
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