Gjon Mili
Triplet of Picasso Drawing With Light, 1949
Found at
Christies,
London
Photographs, Lot 580
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2007
Photographs, Lot 580
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GJON MILI (1904-1984)
Triplet of Picasso Drawing with Light, 1949
gelatin silver print
signed and titled in ink, 'Mili/Checani' collection stamp on verso
13½ x 10 3/8in. (34.2 x 26.3cm.)
Triplet of Picasso Drawing with Light, 1949
gelatin silver print
signed and titled in ink, 'Mili/Checani' collection stamp on verso
13½ x 10 3/8in. (34.2 x 26.3cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.
This artwork by Gjon Mili achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2007. In the Photographs auction, the work Triplet of Picasso Drawing With Light, 1949 sold for GBP 3,840.00 (€ 5,698.37) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 92 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gjon Mili erzielte im Juni 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Triplet of Picasso Drawing With Light, 1949 für GBP 3.840,00 (€ 5.698,37) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. 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.
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