Modest Cuixart

Testa Roja

Found at Sothebys, New York
Modernismo: Spanish Artists of the 20th Century, Lot 70
4. Apr - 14. Apr 2022
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 9.450 USD
Property from the Distinguished Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Maurice H. Swergold
Modest Cuixart
1925 - 2007
Testa Roja
signed Cuixart, dated Paris 1961 and titled (on the reverse)
oil and mixed media on canvas
51¼ x 38¼ in.
129 by 96.5 cm.
Executed in Paris in 1961. We would like to thank the Fundació Cuixart for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Galeria Bonino, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.

The work Testa Roja by Modest Cuixart was sold in the Modernismo: Spanish Artists of the 20th Century auction at Sothebys in New York in April last year. The »bidding war« ended at USD 9,450.00 (€ 8,968.40), 35% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Modest Cuixart have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Brufungles in March 2018 with an auction result of EUR 37,500.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Testa Roja von Modest Cuixart wurde im April letzten Jahres in der Auktion Modernismo: Spanish Artists of the 20th Century bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 9.450,00 (€ 8.968,40) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Modest Cuixart auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Brufungles im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 37.500,00.

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