Georges Hugnet
Une petite fille modeste (or Le Scandale)
Found at
Christies,
London
The Landscape of a Mind: A Private Collector's Surreal Vision, Lot 529
20. Jun - 20. Jun. 2019
The Landscape of a Mind: A Private Collector's Surreal Vision, Lot 529
20. Jun - 20. Jun. 2019
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
gelatin silver print photocollage on paper, mounted on board
image: 12 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (32 x 2 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (45.4 x 37 cm.)
Executed circa 1934-1936
The artist’s estate. | Timothy Baum, New York, by whom acquired from the above. | Acquired from the above by the present owner on 21 May 2012.
image: 12 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (32 x 2 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (45.4 x 37 cm.)
Executed circa 1934-1936
The artist’s estate. | Timothy Baum, New York, by whom acquired from the above. | Acquired from the above by the present owner on 21 May 2012.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Une petite fille modeste (or Le Scandale) by Georges Hugnet was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 15,000.00 (€ 16,862.22), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Georges Hugnet - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Prints Of Joan Miró, which sold at auction in February 2021 for EUR 47,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Une petite fille modeste (or Le Scandale) von Georges Hugnet kam im Juni 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 15.000,00 (€ 16.862,22) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Georges Hugnet mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Prints Of Joan Miró beobachtet, die im Februar 2021 für EUR 47.500,00 versteigert wurde.
Georges Hugnet - Auction history
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