Michael Kmit

Head of a Young Woman

Found at Christies, Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 301
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2003
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 AUD
Price realised: 1.880 AUD
MICHAEL KMIT (1910-1981)
Head of a Young Woman
signed and dated 'Kmit/1970' (lower right)
acrylic, gouache and ink on board
29.5 x 22.5 cm

Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.

In November 2003 Christies in Melbourne held the auction AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, which included the work Head of a Young Woman by Michael Kmit. The »bidding war« ended at AUD 1,880.00 (€ 1,134.11), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Michael Kmit have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Totem, 1956 in September this year with an auction result of AUD 9,225.00 (€ 5,622.68).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen

Im November 2003 führte Christies in Melbourne die Auktion AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS durch, in der auch die Arbeit Head of a Young Woman von Michael Kmit zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von AUD 1.880,00 (€ 1.134,11) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Michael Kmit auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Totem, 1956 im September diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 9.225,00 (€ 5.622,68).

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