George Grard

La Grande Africaine: The large African Woman

Found at Christies, Amsterdam
Impressionist and Modern Art, Lot 139
19. May - 19. May 2010
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 EUR
Price realised: 44.200 EUR
George Grard (1901-1984)
La Grande Africaine: The large African Woman
signed, numbered and with foundry mark 'G. Grard/epr. art I/II Gieterij Pakeshof' (on top of the base)
bronze with a black patina
180 cm. high
Conceived in 1957-58 and cast in an edition of five and two artist's proofs.

A top price for George Grard - as previously expected

In May 2010 Christies in Amsterdam held the auction Impressionist and Modern Art, which included the work La Grande Africaine: The large African Woman by George Grard. The price achieved of EUR 44,200.00 was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as EUR 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, La Grande Africaine: The large African Woman is the most expensive artwork by George Grard that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Im Mai 2010 führte Christies in Amsterdam die Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit La Grande Africaine: The large African Woman von George Grard zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von EUR 44.200,00 lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit EUR 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist La Grande Africaine: The large African Woman das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Grard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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