Kurt Schwitters
Ohne Titel (Schmale Merzsäule)
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Description
Property from the Collection of David Haid, Chicago
Kurt Schwitters
1887 - 1948
Ohne Titel (Schmale Merzsäule)
inscribed with artist's initials and dated 1936/1972©; inscribed with foundry mark Morris Singer Founders London (on the underside)
bronze
height: 87⅛ in.
221 cm.
Conceived in wood and plaster in 1935; this example executed in bronze in 1972 in a numbered edition of 7 plus 1 under the supervision of Ernst Schwitters.
Marlborough Gallery, New York | David Haid, Chicago (acquired from the above on 24 July 1973) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Kurt Schwitters
1887 - 1948
Ohne Titel (Schmale Merzsäule)
inscribed with artist's initials and dated 1936/1972©; inscribed with foundry mark Morris Singer Founders London (on the underside)
bronze
height: 87⅛ in.
221 cm.
Conceived in wood and plaster in 1935; this example executed in bronze in 1972 in a numbered edition of 7 plus 1 under the supervision of Ernst Schwitters.
Marlborough Gallery, New York | David Haid, Chicago (acquired from the above on 24 July 1973) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
In May last year a collector was able to acquire the work Ohne Titel (Schmale Merzsäule) by Kurt Schwitters for USD 50,400.00 (€ 46,966.73). This price was achieved in the auction Modern Day Auction at Sothebys in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00 set by the auction house. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Kurt Schwitters achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Ja - Was? - Bild in June 2014 with an auction result of GBP 13,970,500.00 (€ 17,455,471.33).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Mai letzten Jahres konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Ohne Titel (Schmale Merzsäule) von Kurt Schwitters für USD 50.400,00 (€ 46.966,73) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Modern Day Auction bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Kurt Schwitters erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Ja - Was? - Bild im Juni 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 13.970.500,00 (€ 17.455.471,33).
Kurt Schwitters - Auction history
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