Heinrich Hörle
Gruppe
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 493
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 493
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 60.480 GBP
Price realised: 60.480 GBP
Description
HEINRICH HÖRLE (1895-1936)
Gruppe
signed with the artist's monogram and dated '1931' (upper centre)
pencil on paper
19 7⁄8 x 25 1⁄2 in. (50 x 64.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1931
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Gruppe
signed with the artist's monogram and dated '1931' (upper centre)
pencil on paper
19 7⁄8 x 25 1⁄2 in. (50 x 64.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1931
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Gruppe by Heinrich Hoerle was auctioned at Christies in London in March last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 60,480.00 (€ 71,705.85). Admittedly, works by Heinrich Hoerle have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Arbeiter in December last year with an auction result of EUR 352,800.00.
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Gruppe von Heinrich Hoerle im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 60.480,00 (€ 71.705,85) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Heinrich Hoerle auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Arbeiter im Dezember letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 352.800,00.
Heinrich Hoerle - Auction history
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