László Moholy-Nagy
Komposition
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 487
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 487
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 126.000 GBP
Price realised: 126.000 GBP
Description
LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895-1946)
Komposition
signed ‘Moholy-Nagy’ (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink and wash on paper
13 1⁄8 x 18 7⁄8 in. (33.5 x 48 cm.)
Executed in the early 1920s
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Komposition
signed ‘Moholy-Nagy’ (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink and wash on paper
13 1⁄8 x 18 7⁄8 in. (33.5 x 48 cm.)
Executed in the early 1920s
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work Komposition by László Moholy-Nagy was worth GBP 126,000.00 (€ 149,387.18) to a buyer in March last year. This price was achieved in the auction Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00 many times over. 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).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Komposition von László Moholy-Nagy war einem Käufer im März letzten Jahres GBP 126.000,00 (€ 149.387,18) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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).
László Moholy-Nagy - Auction history
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