Morton Künstler
We Still Love You Just As Much As Ever, General Lee
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 172
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2012
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 172
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Morton Künstler
B.1931
WE STILL LOVE YOU JUST AS MUCH AS EVER, GENERAL LEE
signed M. Künstler and dated '82-89 with copyright, l.r.
oil on canvas
26 by 42 in.
66 by 106.5 cm.
Hammer Galleries, New York | Robert E. Mullane (acquired from the above, 1982) | Private Collector (acquired from the above, 1991)
B.1931
WE STILL LOVE YOU JUST AS MUCH AS EVER, GENERAL LEE
signed M. Künstler and dated '82-89 with copyright, l.r.
oil on canvas
26 by 42 in.
66 by 106.5 cm.
Hammer Galleries, New York | Robert E. Mullane (acquired from the above, 1982) | Private Collector (acquired from the above, 1991)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work We Still Love You Just As Much As Ever, General Lee by Mort Künstler was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 32,500.00 (€ 25,280.02) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mort Künstler - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Keep To Your Sabers, Men! (Generals Custer And Hampton, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863), which sold at auction in April 2012 for USD 98,500.00 (€ 74,457.63).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit We Still Love You Just As Much As Ever, General Lee von Mort Künstler kam im September 2012 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 25.280,02) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Mort Künstler mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Keep To Your Sabers, Men! (Generals Custer And Hampton, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863) beobachtet, die im April 2012 für USD 98.500,00 (€ 74.457,63) versteigert wurde.
Mort Künstler - Auction history
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