Otto Freundlich
Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 227
24. Mar - 24. Mar 2021
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 227
24. Mar - 24. Mar 2021
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 450.000 GBP
Price realised: 450.000 GBP
Description
Otto Freundlich (1878-1943)
signed and dated 'Otto Freundlich 28' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (91.8 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Mr & Mrs Julius Wissinger, Berlin. | Prof. Geheimrat Mie, Heidelberg, a gift from the above. | Mrs Berta Hildenbrand, Heidelberg, by whom acquired from the above, in 1949. | Anonymous sale, Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 9 June 1972, lot 592. | Private collection, North Germany, by whom acquired at the above sale.
signed and dated 'Otto Freundlich 28' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (91.8 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Mr & Mrs Julius Wissinger, Berlin. | Prof. Geheimrat Mie, Heidelberg, a gift from the above. | Mrs Berta Hildenbrand, Heidelberg, by whom acquired from the above, in 1949. | Anonymous sale, Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 9 June 1972, lot 592. | Private collection, North Germany, by whom acquired at the above sale.
A top price for Otto Freundlich
The work Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans by Otto Freundlich was sold in the Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale auction at Christies in London in March 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 450,000.00 (€ 528,634.08), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. This high result makes Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans the most expensive artwork by Otto Freundlich that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Otto Freundlich
Die Arbeit Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans von Otto Freundlich wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 450.000,00 (€ 528.634,08) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Otto Freundlich, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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