Hans Hofmann
Leise Zieht Durch Mein Gemüt Liebliches Geläute (Mellow Sound Of Bells Rings Gently Through My Mind)
Estimate: 5.000.000 - 7.000.000 USD
Price realised: 8.597.150 USD
Price realised: 8.597.150 USD
Description
Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
LEISE ZIEHT DURCH MEIN GEMÜT LIEBLICHES GELÄUTE (MELLOW SOUND OF BELLS RINGS GENTLY THROUGH MY MIND)
signed and dated '61; signed, titled, dated 1960, and inscribed Cat #1083 on the reverse
oil on canvas
74 by 48 3/8 in. 188 by 122.9 cm.
Estate of the artist (no. M-0035) | André Emmerich Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1969) | Sidney Kahn, New York (acquired from the above in 1969) | André Emmerich Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1972-73) | Stephen Mazoh & Co., New York (acquired from the above in 1973) | Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Cowles, New York (acquired from the above in 1973) | Thence by descent to the present owner
1880 - 1966
LEISE ZIEHT DURCH MEIN GEMÜT LIEBLICHES GELÄUTE (MELLOW SOUND OF BELLS RINGS GENTLY THROUGH MY MIND)
signed and dated '61; signed, titled, dated 1960, and inscribed Cat #1083 on the reverse
oil on canvas
74 by 48 3/8 in. 188 by 122.9 cm.
Estate of the artist (no. M-0035) | André Emmerich Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1969) | Sidney Kahn, New York (acquired from the above in 1969) | André Emmerich Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1972-73) | Stephen Mazoh & Co., New York (acquired from the above in 1973) | Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Cowles, New York (acquired from the above in 1973) | Thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Hans Hofmann
The work Leise Zieht Durch Mein Gemüt Liebliches Geläute (Mellow Sound Of Bells Rings Gently Through My Mind) by Hans Hofmann was sold in the Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. It achieved a price of USD 8,597,150.00 (€ 7,592,643.29), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 23%. With this result, Leise Zieht Durch Mein Gemüt Liebliches Geläute (Mellow Sound Of Bells Rings Gently Through My Mind) is even the most expensive work of art by Hans Hofmann that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hans Hofmann
Die Arbeit Leise Zieht Durch Mein Gemüt Liebliches Geläute (Mellow Sound Of Bells Rings Gently Through My Mind) von Hans Hofmann wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 8.597.150,00 (€ 7.592.643,29) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 23%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Leise Zieht Durch Mein Gemüt Liebliches Geläute (Mellow Sound Of Bells Rings Gently Through My Mind) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Hans Hofmann, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Hans Hofmann - Auction history
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