Georg Muche
Ohne Titel
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 482
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 482
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.400 GBP
Price realised: 50.400 GBP
Description
GEORG MUCHE (1895-1987)
Ohne Titel
signed and dated 'GMuche 1916' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
27 3⁄8 x 32 in. (69.5 x 81.5 cm.)
Painted in 1916
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Ohne Titel
signed and dated 'GMuche 1916' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
27 3⁄8 x 32 in. (69.5 x 81.5 cm.)
Painted in 1916
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Ohne Titel by Georg Muche was sold in the Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale auction at Christies in London in March last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 50,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 50,400.00 (€ 59,754.87) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Georg Muche have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2020 the work Abstrakte Komposition was auctioned for EUR 75,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Ohne Titel von Georg Muche wurde im März letzten Jahres in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 50.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 50.400,00 (€ 59.754,87) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Georg Muche konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2020 die Arbeit Abstrakte Komposition für EUR 75.000,00 versteigert.
Georg Muche - Auction history
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