Oscar Floranius Bluemner
Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 19
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2011
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 19
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2011
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 5.346.500 USD
Price realised: 5.346.500 USD
Description
Oscar Floranius Bluemner (1867-1938)
Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck)
signed 'Bluemner' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1915.
Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck)
signed 'Bluemner' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1915.
A top price for Oscar Bluemner
This artwork by Oscar Bluemner achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2011. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck) sold for USD 5,346,500.00 (€ 3,974,206.50) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000,000.00. This high result makes Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck) the most expensive artwork by Oscar Bluemner that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Oscar Bluemner
Dieses Kunstwerk von Oscar Bluemner erzielte im November 2011 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck) für USD 5.346.500,00 (€ 3.974.206,50) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Oscar Bluemner, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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