Gjon Mili
Picasso Draws An Abstraction, 1950
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs From The Collection Of Gert Elfering, Lot 77
10. Apr - 10. Apr 2008
Photographs From The Collection Of Gert Elfering, Lot 77
10. Apr - 10. Apr 2008
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Description
GJON MILI (1904-1984)
Picasso draws an abstraction, 1950
gelatin silver print, with airbrushed handwork
signed, annotated 'Pablo Picasso New Art Form Concentrating on image fixed in his mind Pablo Picasso draws an abstraction' in blue and orange wax pencil, Life collection and publication date stamps for January 30, February 13 (International Edition) and March 20 1950 (on the reverse of the flush mount)
12 x 9¼in. (30.5 x 23.5cm.)
Picasso draws an abstraction, 1950
gelatin silver print, with airbrushed handwork
signed, annotated 'Pablo Picasso New Art Form Concentrating on image fixed in his mind Pablo Picasso draws an abstraction' in blue and orange wax pencil, Life collection and publication date stamps for January 30, February 13 (International Edition) and March 20 1950 (on the reverse of the flush mount)
12 x 9¼in. (30.5 x 23.5cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Picasso Draws An Abstraction, 1950 by Gjon Mili was sold in the Photographs From The Collection Of Gert Elfering auction at Christies in New York in April 2008. It changed hands for a price of USD 11,250.00 (€ 7,226.36) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Gjon Mili - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Picasso Space Drawings, France, 1949, which sold at auction in October 2005 for USD 22,800.00 (€ 19,007.92).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Picasso Draws An Abstraction, 1950 von Gjon Mili wurde im April 2008 in der Auktion Photographs From The Collection Of Gert Elfering bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 11.250,00 (€ 7.226,36) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 8.000,00 – 12.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Gjon Mili mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Picasso Space Drawings, France, 1949 beobachtet, die im Oktober 2005 für USD 22.800,00 (€ 19.007,92) versteigert wurde.
Gjon Mili - Auction history
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