Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Berliner Strassenszene (Recto); Bäume (Verso)

Found at Christies, New York
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 37
8. Nov - 8. Nov 2006
Estimate: 18.000.000 - 24.000.000 USD
Price realised: 38.096.000 USD
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Berliner Strassenszene (recto); Bäume (verso)
signed twice 'E.L. Kirchner' (lower right and lower left); signed again 'EL Kirchner' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
47 7/8 x 35 7/8 in. (121.6 x 91.1 cm.)
Painted in 1913-1914

A top price for Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

The work Berliner Strassenszene (Recto); Bäume (Verso) by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was sold in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in November 2006. The »bidding war« ended at USD 38,096,000.00 (€ 28,727,848.58), 59% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Berliner Strassenszene (Recto); Bäume (Verso) the most expensive artwork by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Die Arbeit Berliner Strassenszene (Recto); Bäume (Verso) von Ernst Ludwig Kirchner wurde im November 2006 in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 38.096.000,00 (€ 28.727.848,58) und damit 59% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Berliner Strassenszene (Recto); Bäume (Verso) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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