Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
The Flower Seller
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings, Lot 87
20. May - 20. May 2021
Master Paintings, Lot 87
20. May - 20. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Descendants of David Goldmann
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Vienna 1793 - Baden 1865
The Flower Seller
signed and dated: Waldmüller / 1846
oil on panel
panel: 22 ⅞ by 18 in.; 58.1 by 45.7 cm.
framed: 28 ¾ by 24 ½ in.; 73 by 62.2 cm.
David Goldmann (1887-1967), Vienna; | Seized from the above by Hitler's agents and allocated in the central depot of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. D.G. 13), where it was reserved for the Führermuseum; | Transferred to Alt Ausse (inv. no. 4699) for the Kunstmuseum Linz; | Recovered by the Allied Forces on 15 October 1945 and sent to the Munich Central Collecting Point (inv. no. 2333/2); | Given over to the Austrian Government Krems
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Vienna 1793 - Baden 1865
The Flower Seller
signed and dated: Waldmüller / 1846
oil on panel
panel: 22 ⅞ by 18 in.; 58.1 by 45.7 cm.
framed: 28 ¾ by 24 ½ in.; 73 by 62.2 cm.
David Goldmann (1887-1967), Vienna; | Seized from the above by Hitler's agents and allocated in the central depot of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. D.G. 13), where it was reserved for the Führermuseum; | Transferred to Alt Ausse (inv. no. 4699) for the Kunstmuseum Linz; | Recovered by the Allied Forces on 15 October 1945 and sent to the Munich Central Collecting Point (inv. no. 2333/2); | Given over to the Austrian Government Krems
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2021 Sothebys in New York held the auction Master Paintings, which included the work The Flower Seller by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. The price achieved of USD 226,800.00 (€ 185,993.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. Other works by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2010 the work Red and white grapes and silver tableware on a marble ledge was auctioned for GBP 301,250.00 (€ 362,219.18).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2021 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Master Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Flower Seller von Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 226.800,00 (€ 185.993,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2010 die Arbeit Red and white grapes and silver tableware on a marble ledge für GBP 301.250,00 (€ 362.219,18) versteigert.
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller - Auction history
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