Frida Kahlo
Survivor
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 1.178.500 USD
Price realised: 1.178.500 USD
Description
Frida Kahlo (Mexican 1907-1954)
Survivor
inscribed by unknown hand 'Survivor by Frida Kahlo de Rivera' (inside the frame) and dedicated by Walter Pach 'Nikifora L. Pach from Walter Pach, this picture entitled Survivor by Frida Kahlo de Rivera, 151' (on the label on the reverse)
oil on metal framed by artist in a handcrafted Oaxacan tin frame
6 5/8 x 4¾ in. (17 x 12 cm.)
16¾ x 14¾ in. (45.5 x 37.5 cm.) including frame
Painted in 1938.
Survivor
inscribed by unknown hand 'Survivor by Frida Kahlo de Rivera' (inside the frame) and dedicated by Walter Pach 'Nikifora L. Pach from Walter Pach, this picture entitled Survivor by Frida Kahlo de Rivera, 151' (on the label on the reverse)
oil on metal framed by artist in a handcrafted Oaxacan tin frame
6 5/8 x 4¾ in. (17 x 12 cm.)
16¾ x 14¾ in. (45.5 x 37.5 cm.) including frame
Painted in 1938.
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Survivor by Frida Kahlo was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2010, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 150,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 1,178,500.00 (€ 952,785.19). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Frida Kahlo achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Diego y yo in November 2021 with an auction result of USD 34,883,000.00 (€ 30,905,466.47).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Survivor von Frida Kahlo im Mai 2010 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 150.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 1.178.500,00 (€ 952.785,19) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Frida Kahlo erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Diego y yo im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 34.883.000,00 (€ 30.905.466,47).
Frida Kahlo - Auction history
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