Max Kalish
'A Moment's Rest'
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 30
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2010
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 30
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2010
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Description
Max Kalish (1891-1945)
'A Moment's Rest'
inscribed 'M. KALISH/32' (on the base)--stamped 'MERONI RADICE/CIRE/PERDUE/PARIS' (along the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high
'A Moment's Rest'
inscribed 'M. KALISH/32' (on the base)--stamped 'MERONI RADICE/CIRE/PERDUE/PARIS' (along the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Max Kalish achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2010. In the Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work 'A Moment's Rest' sold for USD 30,000.00 (€ 22,057.20) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Max Kalish; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 'Steelworker' sold at auction in September 2010 with the realized price of USD 50,000.00 (€ 36,762.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Max Kalish erzielte im September 2010 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit 'A Moment's Rest' für USD 30.000,00 (€ 22.057,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Max Kalish; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit 'Steelworker' im September 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 36.762,00).
Max Kalish - Auction history
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