Max Ernst
Moon Ii
Estimate: 1.800.000 - 2.500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.945.000 USD
Price realised: 1.945.000 USD
Description
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
MOON II
Signed max ernst and dated 44 (lower right); inscribed Made in France (canceled) NY on the reverse and titled Moon II on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
26 by 31 1/2 in.
66 by 80 cm
Painted in 1944.
Hans Richter, New York (gift from the artist) | Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, May 12, 1988, lot 334) | Private Collection, London | Private Collection, Paris
1891 - 1976
MOON II
Signed max ernst and dated 44 (lower right); inscribed Made in France (canceled) NY on the reverse and titled Moon II on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
26 by 31 1/2 in.
66 by 80 cm
Painted in 1944.
Hans Richter, New York (gift from the artist) | Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, May 12, 1988, lot 334) | Private Collection, London | Private Collection, Paris
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Moon Ii by Max Ernst was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2007. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 1,800,000.00 – 2,500,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 1,945,000.00 (€ 1,324,210.24) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Max Ernst achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Le roi jouant avec la reine in November last year with an auction result of USD 24,435,000.00 (€ 23,670,444.64).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Moon Ii von Max Ernst kam im November 2007 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.800.000,00 – 2.500.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 1.945.000,00 (€ 1.324.210,24) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Max Ernst erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Le roi jouant avec la reine im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 24.435.000,00 (€ 23.670.444,64).
Max Ernst - Auction history
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