Jan Hafström

Secret of the Sea

Found at Bonhams, Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Discovery on Sunset, Lot 193
20. May - 30. May 2023
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 USD
Price realised: 57 USD
Property Sold by Bonhams
Jan Hafström (Swedish, born 1937)
Secret of the Sea
signed and dated 'Jan Hafstrom 1985-87' (on the reverse)
acrylic, cloth, clay and wood construction
31 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 11 3/4in.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Secret of the Sea by Jan Hafström was auctioned at Bonhams in Hong Kong in May this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,200.00 – 1,800.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 57.38 (€ 53.86). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jan Hafström achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work "Den eviga återkomsten" (The eternal return) in May 2011 with an auction result of SEK 4,000,000.00 (€ 450,194.77).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Secret of the Sea von Jan Hafström im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 57,38 (€ 53,86) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jan Hafström erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit "Den eviga återkomsten" (The eternal return) im Mai 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von SEK 4.000.000,00 (€ 450.194,77).

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