Hugo Erfurth
Marc and Bella Chagall, 1923
Found at
Christies,
London
Photographs, Lot 35
15. May - 15. May 2008
Photographs, Lot 35
15. May - 15. May 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
HUGO ERFURTH (1874-1948)
Marc and Bella Chagall, 1923
bromoil print
signed and annotated 'Dresden phot.' in negative; credited, titled, numbered '7', '166' [crossed out] and printing notations in other hands in graphite/red wax pencil, 'Secondo "Salon" Italiano' exhibition label on verso
This and the following prints (lots 35-36) are credited and titled in the same unknown hand which differs from all other instances of annotations in unknown hands in this group (lots 27-40).
Marc and Bella Chagall, 1923
bromoil print
signed and annotated 'Dresden phot.' in negative; credited, titled, numbered '7', '166' [crossed out] and printing notations in other hands in graphite/red wax pencil, 'Secondo "Salon" Italiano' exhibition label on verso
This and the following prints (lots 35-36) are credited and titled in the same unknown hand which differs from all other instances of annotations in unknown hands in this group (lots 27-40).
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work Marc and Bella Chagall, 1923 by Hugo Erfurth was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 5,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 20,900.00 (€ 26,585.71). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Hugo Erfurth; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Oskar Kokoschka, 1920 sold at auction in May 2008 with the realized price of GBP 24,500.00 (€ 31,165.07).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Marc and Bella Chagall, 1923 von Hugo Erfurth im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 5.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 20.900,00 (€ 26.585,71) mehr als viermal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Hugo Erfurth; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Oskar Kokoschka, 1920 im Mai 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 24.500,00 (€ 31.165,07).
Hugo Erfurth - Auction history
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