Jan Matulka

Arrangement - New York

Found at Christies, Sydney (Online Auction)
Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century, Lot 80
8. Aug - 18. Aug 2023
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 40.320 USD
JAN MATULKA (1890-1972) Arrangement - New York lithograph, on wove paper, circa 1925, signed in pencil, with margins, in generally good condition, framed Image: 16 3 ⁄ 8 x 12 5 ⁄ 8 in. (416 x 320 mm.) Sheet: 20 1 ⁄ 8 x 14 3 ⁄ 4 in. (512 x 374 mm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Jan Matulka achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Sydney in August this year. In the Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century auction, the work Arrangement - New York sold for USD 40,320.00 (€ 37,199.00) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Jan Matulka have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work New York Harbor & Paris: A Double Sided Work in December 2020 with an auction result of USD 201,600.00 (€ 164,840.56).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Jan Matulka erzielte im August diesen Jahres bei Christies in Sydney einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century wurde die Arbeit Arrangement - New York für USD 40.320,00 (€ 37.199,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan Matulka auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit New York Harbor & Paris: A Double Sided Work im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 201.600,00 (€ 164.840,56).

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