Gari Melchers
Winter
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 51
11. Dec - 11. Dec 2020
American Art, Lot 51
11. Dec - 11. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property Offered by the Heirs to the Rudolf Mosse Estate Sold to Benefit the Mosse Art Restitution Project
Gari Melchers
1860 - 1932
Winter
signed Gari Melchers. (lower center)
pastel and gouache on paper laid down on canvas by the artist
43 1/2 by 26 inches
(110.5 by 66 cm)
The artist | Rudolf Mosse, Berlin, Germany, 1900 (acquired from the above) | Private collection, 1933 (seized from the above; sold: Rudolf Lepke’s Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, Germany, May 29-30, 1934) | Private collection (acquired at the above sale) | William Macbeth, Inc., New York | Barlett Arkell, New York, 1934 (acquired from the above) | Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, New York (gift from the above) | Acquired by restitution from the above,
Gari Melchers
1860 - 1932
Winter
signed Gari Melchers. (lower center)
pastel and gouache on paper laid down on canvas by the artist
43 1/2 by 26 inches
(110.5 by 66 cm)
The artist | Rudolf Mosse, Berlin, Germany, 1900 (acquired from the above) | Private collection, 1933 (seized from the above; sold: Rudolf Lepke’s Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, Germany, May 29-30, 1934) | Private collection (acquired at the above sale) | William Macbeth, Inc., New York | Barlett Arkell, New York, 1934 (acquired from the above) | Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, New York (gift from the above) | Acquired by restitution from the above,
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Winter by Gari Melchers was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2020. It changed hands for a price of USD 138,600.00 (€ 113,327.88) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. Other works by Gari Melchers have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2014 the work Nellie Kabel was auctioned for USD 221,000.00 (€ 162,023.46).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Winter von Gari Melchers kam im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 138.600,00 (€ 113.327,88) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Gari Melchers konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2014 die Arbeit Nellie Kabel für USD 221.000,00 (€ 162.023,46) versteigert.
Gari Melchers - Auction history
