Juan Melé
Pintura no. 355
Found at
Christies,
New York
Latin American Paintings, Lot 257
15. Nov - 16. Nov 2011
Latin American Paintings, Lot 257
15. Nov - 16. Nov 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Juan Melé (Argentinian b. 1923)
Pintura no. 355
signed dated and titled 'J. Mele, 91, 355' (on the reverse) signed dated and titled again 'J. Mele, 1991, No. 355' (on the back stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
31½ x 21¼ in. (80 x 54 cm.)
Painted in 1991.
Pintura no. 355
signed dated and titled 'J. Mele, 91, 355' (on the reverse) signed dated and titled again 'J. Mele, 1991, No. 355' (on the back stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
31½ x 21¼ in. (80 x 54 cm.)
Painted in 1991.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Pintura no. 355 by Juan Melé was sold in the Latin American Paintings auction at Christies in New York in November 2011. The price achieved of USD 17,500.00 (€ 13,008.25) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Juan Melé have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Planos y lineas No. 59 in November 2019 with an auction result of USD 75,000.00 (€ 68,064.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Pintura no. 355 von Juan Melé wurde im November 2011 in der Auktion Latin American Paintings bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 13.008,25) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Juan Melé auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Planos y lineas No. 59 im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 68.064,25).
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