Jan Lebenstein
Axial Figure #38
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 54
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 54
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 75.600 USD
Price realised: 75.600 USD
Description
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Jan Lebenstein
1930 - 1999
Axial Figure #38
signed J. Lebenstein and dated 59 (lower right)
oil and acrylic on canvas
canvas: 63 by 23 inches (160 by 58.4 cm)
Galerie Chalette, New York | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York | Gift to the present owner, 1966
Jan Lebenstein
1930 - 1999
Axial Figure #38
signed J. Lebenstein and dated 59 (lower right)
oil and acrylic on canvas
canvas: 63 by 23 inches (160 by 58.4 cm)
Galerie Chalette, New York | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York | Gift to the present owner, 1966
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Jan Lebenstein achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2021. In the Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II auction, the work Axial Figure #38 sold for USD 75,600.00 (€ 62,842.89) - well above the upper estimate of USD 35,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jan Lebenstein; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Figure Xviii sold at auction in June 2021 with the realized price of EUR 87,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jan Lebenstein erzielte im April 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II wurde die Arbeit Axial Figure #38 für USD 75.600,00 (€ 62.842,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 35.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jan Lebenstein; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Figure Xviii im Juni 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 87.500,00.
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