Hugo Erfurth
Oskar Kokoschka, 1920
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 24.500 GBP
Price realised: 24.500 GBP
Description
HUGO ERFURTH (1874-1948)
Oskar Kokoschka, 1920
bromoil print
signed and annotated 'Dresden phot.' in negative; credited, titled and numbered '9' in another hand in pencil, effaced property stamp on verso
This and the previous 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).
Oskar Kokoschka, 1920
bromoil print
signed and annotated 'Dresden phot.' in negative; credited, titled and numbered '9' in another hand in pencil, effaced property stamp on verso
This and the previous 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).
A top price for Hugo Erfurth
This artwork by Hugo Erfurth achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2008. In the Photographs auction, the work Oskar Kokoschka, 1920 sold for GBP 24,500.00 (€ 31,165.07) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. This high result makes Oskar Kokoschka, 1920 the most expensive artwork by Hugo Erfurth that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hugo Erfurth
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hugo Erfurth erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Oskar Kokoschka, 1920 für GBP 24.500,00 (€ 31.165,07) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Oskar Kokoschka, 1920 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hugo Erfurth, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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