Moshe Castel
The Altar
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Description
Moshe Castel
1909-1992
THE ALTAR
signed Castel (lower left); signed Castel, dated 1963 and inscribed with dimensions (on the reverse)
oil and basalt on canvas
57 1/2 by 44 1/2 in.
146.2 by 114 cm
Painted in 1963.
Private Collection, New York | Gifted to the present owner circa 1980
1909-1992
THE ALTAR
signed Castel (lower left); signed Castel, dated 1963 and inscribed with dimensions (on the reverse)
oil and basalt on canvas
57 1/2 by 44 1/2 in.
146.2 by 114 cm
Painted in 1963.
Private Collection, New York | Gifted to the present owner circa 1980
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work The Altar by Moshe Castel was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2018. The result of USD 15,000.00 (€ 13,093.58) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Moshe Castel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hallelujah in April 2007 with an auction result of USD 90,000.00 (€ 65,885.80).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit The Altar von Moshe Castel kam im Dezember 2018 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 15.000,00 (€ 13.093,58) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 15.000,00 – 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Moshe Castel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hallelujah im April 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 90.000,00 (€ 65.885,80).
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