Otto Freundlich
Komposition
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 484
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 484
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.920 GBP
Price realised: 52.920 GBP
Description
OTTO FREUNDLICH (1878-1943)
Komposition
signed with initials 'O.F.' (lower right)
gouache on paper
25 x 16 5⁄8 in. (63.5 x 42.3 cm.)
Executed in 1941
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
signed with initials 'O.F.' (lower right)
gouache on paper
25 x 16 5⁄8 in. (63.5 x 42.3 cm.)
Executed in 1941
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 76 %.
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 sold for GBP 52,920.00 (€ 62,742.62) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Otto Freundlich have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans in March 2021 with an auction result of GBP 450,000.00 (€ 528,634.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % 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 für GBP 52.920,00 (€ 62.742,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Otto Freundlich auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Fragments De Figure À L'Ensemble Des Plans im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 450.000,00 (€ 528.634,08).
Otto Freundlich - Auction history
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