László Moholy-Nagy

Composition, from Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses (Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus)

Found at Christies, New York
The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples, Lot 69
18. Apr - 19. Apr 2023
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 44.100 USD
LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895-1946)
Composition, from Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses (Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus)
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1923, signed in pencil, from the edition of 100, published by Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar (Bauhausverlag G.m.b.H., Munich-Weimar), framed
Sheet: 15 x 11 1/4 in. (382 x 285 mm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In April this year Christies in New York held the auction The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples, which included the work Composition, from Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses (Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus) by László Moholy-Nagy. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 44,100.00 (€ 39,945.65) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by László Moholy-Nagy achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Em 1 Telephonbild (Em 1 Telephone Picture) in November 2016 with an auction result of USD 6,087,500.00 (€ 5,754,868.60).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im April diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Composition, from Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses (Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus) von László Moholy-Nagy zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 44.100,00 (€ 39.945,65) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von László Moholy-Nagy erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Em 1 Telephonbild (Em 1 Telephone Picture) im November 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 6.087.500,00 (€ 5.754.868,60).

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