Olivier Strebelle
Mensvogel II
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART INCLUDING BELGIAN ART, Lot 59
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2002
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART INCLUDING BELGIAN ART, Lot 59
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2002
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 EUR
Price realised: 7.768 EUR
Price realised: 7.768 EUR
Description
Olivier Strebelle (B.1927)
Mensvogel II
with the foundry mark 'cera persa Brotal' (along an edge of the base)
bronze
213 cm. high (incl. bronze base)
Conceived and cast circa 1955-1959, this piece is unique.
Mensvogel II
with the foundry mark 'cera persa Brotal' (along an edge of the base)
bronze
213 cm. high (incl. bronze base)
Conceived and cast circa 1955-1959, this piece is unique.
A top price for Olivier Strebelle
This artwork by Olivier Strebelle achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Amsterdam in December 2002. In the TWENTIETH CENTURY ART INCLUDING BELGIAN ART auction, the work Mensvogel II sold for EUR 7,767.50 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 3,000.00. This high result makes Mensvogel II the most expensive artwork by Olivier Strebelle that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Olivier Strebelle
Dieses Kunstwerk von Olivier Strebelle erzielte im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion TWENTIETH CENTURY ART INCLUDING BELGIAN ART wurde die Arbeit Mensvogel II für EUR 7.767,50 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Mensvogel II zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Olivier Strebelle, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Olivier Strebelle - Auction history
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