Man Ray
Fer Rouge (Red-Hot Iron), 1966
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 EUR
Price realised: 12.500 EUR
Price realised: 12.500 EUR
Description
Man Ray
1890 - 1976
FER ROUGE (RED-HOT IRON), 1966MINIATURE RED PAINTED FLAT IRON PRESENTED IN LEATHER-COVERED BOX. UNIQUE REDUCED-SIZED VERSION IN A PURPOSE MADE-MADE BOX BY THE BOOKBINDER MERCHER (INSCRIBED MERCHER ON THE BOX), ASIDE FROM THE TWO NUMBERED EXAMPLES EXECUTED BY THE ARTIST IN 1966 AND THE EDITON OF TEN IN 1966 (MARCEL ZERBIB, PARIS).
Miniature iron painted red with leather box. Unique small version created by the editor Mercher (inscribed Mercher on the box), aside from the two examples created by the artist in 1966 and the edition of 10 from 1966 (Marcel Zerbib, Paris).
Height of iron : 5.6 cm, 2 1/4 in.
Height of box : 7.5 cm, 3 in.
1890 - 1976
FER ROUGE (RED-HOT IRON), 1966MINIATURE RED PAINTED FLAT IRON PRESENTED IN LEATHER-COVERED BOX. UNIQUE REDUCED-SIZED VERSION IN A PURPOSE MADE-MADE BOX BY THE BOOKBINDER MERCHER (INSCRIBED MERCHER ON THE BOX), ASIDE FROM THE TWO NUMBERED EXAMPLES EXECUTED BY THE ARTIST IN 1966 AND THE EDITON OF TEN IN 1966 (MARCEL ZERBIB, PARIS).
Miniature iron painted red with leather box. Unique small version created by the editor Mercher (inscribed Mercher on the box), aside from the two examples created by the artist in 1966 and the edition of 10 from 1966 (Marcel Zerbib, Paris).
Height of iron : 5.6 cm, 2 1/4 in.
Height of box : 7.5 cm, 3 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Fer Rouge (Red-Hot Iron), 1966 by Man Ray was auctioned at Sothebys in Paris in November 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of EUR 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, the actual price achieved of EUR 12,500.00 could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Man Ray achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 in May last year with an auction result of USD 12,412,500.00 (€ 11,566,955.55).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Fer Rouge (Red-Hot Iron), 1966 von Man Ray kam im November 2014 bei Sothebys in Paris zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von EUR 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von EUR 12.500,00 konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Man Ray erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.412.500,00 (€ 11.566.955,55).
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