Mario Negri

Piccola Metopa

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Selections from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund, Lot 30
09.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 5.625 USD
incised with the artist's initials and number 'M N 2/3' (on the reverse)
bronze
14 ¼ x 8 ⅝ x 3 ⅞ in. (36.2 x 21.9 x 9.8 cm.)
Executed in 1963. This work is number two from an edition of three.
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem | Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2005

Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.

This artwork by Mario Negri achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2018. In the Selections from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund auction, the work Piccola Metopa sold for USD 5,625.00 (€ 4,967.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Mario Negri have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Tutta una vita insieme in June 2018 with an auction result of EUR 42,000.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Mario Negri erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Selections from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund wurde die Arbeit Piccola Metopa für USD 5.625,00 (€ 4.967,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mario Negri auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Tutta una vita insieme im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 42.000,00.

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