Fritz Baumgartner

Fisherfolk by a harbor

Found at Christies, New York
PROPERTY FROM MANHEIM GALLERIES, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, Lot 108
23. Apr - 23. Apr 2001
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 7.638 USD
Fritz Baumgartner (German, b. 1929)
Fisherfolk by a harbor
signed 'fr. Baumgartner' (lower left)
oil on canvas
32 x 50½ in. (81.3 x 128.3 cm.)

A top price for Fritz Baumgartner

In April 2001 Christies in New York held the auction PROPERTY FROM MANHEIM GALLERIES, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, which included the work Fisherfolk by a harbor by Fritz Baumgartner. The »bidding war« ended at USD 7,637.50 (€ 8,606.60), 53% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Fisherfolk by a harbor the most expensive artwork by Fritz Baumgartner that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Fritz Baumgartner

Im April 2001 führte Christies in New York die Auktion PROPERTY FROM MANHEIM GALLERIES, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA durch, in der auch die Arbeit Fisherfolk by a harbor von Fritz Baumgartner zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 7.637,50 (€ 8.606,60) und damit 53% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Fisherfolk by a harbor zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Fritz Baumgartner, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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