George Claessen

Abstract Legend In Dominant Blue

Found at Christies, New York
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART, Lot 19
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2006
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 5.760 USD
George Claessen (1909 - 1999)
Abstract legend in dominant blue
Signed lower left: CLAESSEN
Acrylic and oil on canvas
16¼ x 18¼ in. (40.7 x 46 cm.)
This work was executed circa 1987.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.

This artwork by George Claessen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2006. In the MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART auction, the work Abstract Legend In Dominant Blue sold for USD 5,760.00 (€ 4,745.04) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by George Claessen; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Of The Beyond sold at auction in March 2006 with the realized price of USD 9,600.00 (€ 7,908.39).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 92 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von George Claessen erzielte im März 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART wurde die Arbeit Abstract Legend In Dominant Blue für USD 5.760,00 (€ 4.745,04) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von George Claessen; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Of The Beyond im März 2006 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 9.600,00 (€ 7.908,39).

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