Else Bostelmann
Gulper Eel Capturing and Eating Another Fish
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 13
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 13
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
Description
Else Bostelmann
Gulper Eel Capturing and Eating Another Fish
signed indistinctly 'Else/Bostelmann' (lower right)--signed again, dated 'December 1934' and inscribed 'VIII' (on the reverse)
gouache and colored pencil on paper
14¼ x 11¼ in. (36.2 x 28.6cm) sheet, 16¼ x 13¼ in. (41.3 x 33.7 cm.) overall
Gulper Eel Capturing and Eating Another Fish
signed indistinctly 'Else/Bostelmann' (lower right)--signed again, dated 'December 1934' and inscribed 'VIII' (on the reverse)
gouache and colored pencil on paper
14¼ x 11¼ in. (36.2 x 28.6cm) sheet, 16¼ x 13¼ in. (41.3 x 33.7 cm.) overall
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Else Bostelmann could be acquired at Christies in New York in December 2012 for an unexpectedly low price. In the The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration auction, the work Gulper Eel Capturing and Eating Another Fish changed hands for USD 2,500.00 (€ 1,895.95) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Other works by Else Bostelmann have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in December 2012 by the work Saber-Toothed Viper Fish at USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,275.14).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Else Bostelmann konnte im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration wechselte die Arbeit Gulper Eel Capturing and Eating Another Fish für USD 2.500,00 (€ 1.895,95) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Else Bostelmann wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Dezember 2012 die Arbeit Saber-Toothed Viper Fish mit USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.275,14).
Else Bostelmann - Auction history
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