Otto Freundlich
Komposition in Blau
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 485
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 485
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 214.200 GBP
Price realised: 214.200 GBP
Description
OTTO FREUNDLICH (1878-1943)
Komposition in Blau
signed with the artist's initial 'F' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'm.l. Freundin Hedwig Muschg, von Otto Freundlich. Paris. 1931.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21 5⁄8 x 18 in. (55 x 45.5 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1931
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Komposition in Blau
signed with the artist's initial 'F' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'm.l. Freundin Hedwig Muschg, von Otto Freundlich. Paris. 1931.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21 5⁄8 x 18 in. (55 x 45.5 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1931
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Otto Freundlich achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March last year. In the Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale auction, the work Komposition in Blau sold for GBP 214,200.00 (€ 253,958.21) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Otto Freundlich - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans, which sold at auction in March 2021 for GBP 450,000.00 (€ 528,634.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Otto Freundlich erzielte im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale wurde die Arbeit Komposition in Blau für GBP 214.200,00 (€ 253.958,21) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Otto Freundlich mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans beobachtet, die im März 2021 für GBP 450.000,00 (€ 528.634,08) versteigert wurde.
Otto Freundlich - Auction history
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