Karl Lagerfeld

Portrait of André in Chanel couture

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
The Collection of André Leon Talley: Online, Lot 109
27. Jan - 16. Feb 2023
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 23.940 USD
KARL LAGERFELD (1933-2019) Portrait of André in Chanel couture inscribed 'André 'en couture' Chanel' (lower left) and signed 'Karl' (lower right) ink, charcoal and pencil on paper 10 1 ⁄ 2 x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm.) (sight size)

Artwork auctioned at 19 times the upper estimate price

The work Portrait of André in Chanel couture by Karl Lagerfeld was worth USD 23,940.00 (€ 22,580.65) to a buyer in February this year. This price was achieved in the auction The Collection of André Leon Talley: Online at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 1,200.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Karl Lagerfeld - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Sans titre, which sold at auction in December 2021 for EUR 52,500.00.

Kunstwerk zum 19-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Portrait of André in Chanel couture von Karl Lagerfeld war einem Käufer im Februar diesen Jahres USD 23.940,00 (€ 22.580,65) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Collection of André Leon Talley: Online bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Karl Lagerfeld mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Sans titre beobachtet, die im Dezember 2021 für EUR 52.500,00 versteigert wurde.

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