Otto Mueller
Junge Zigeunerin (Young Gypsy)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 126
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2015
The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 126
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Otto Mueller
1874 - 1930
JUNGE ZIGEUNERIN (YOUNG GYPSY)
Signed Otto Mueller (lower right)
Watercolor, colored crayon and brush and ink on paper
23 3/8 by 18 1/4 in.
59.4 by 46.4 cm
Executed circa 1926.
Please note that in the print catalogue for this sale, this lot appears as number 126T.
Gallerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin | Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1980 and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 5, 1990, lot 342) | Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
1874 - 1930
JUNGE ZIGEUNERIN (YOUNG GYPSY)
Signed Otto Mueller (lower right)
Watercolor, colored crayon and brush and ink on paper
23 3/8 by 18 1/4 in.
59.4 by 46.4 cm
Executed circa 1926.
Please note that in the print catalogue for this sale, this lot appears as number 126T.
Gallerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin | Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1980 and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 5, 1990, lot 342) | Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Upper estimate price exceeded by 55 %.
The work Junge Zigeunerin (Young Gypsy) by Otto Mueller was sold in the The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Modern & Contemporary Art auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2015. It achieved a price of USD 466,000.00 (€ 441,204.32), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 55%. Admittedly, works by Otto Mueller have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Badende in February 2010 with an auction result of GBP 2,079,650.00 (€ 2,320,042.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 55 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Junge Zigeunerin (Young Gypsy) von Otto Mueller wurde im November 2015 in der Auktion The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Modern & Contemporary Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 466.000,00 (€ 441.204,32) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 55%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Otto Mueller auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Badende im Februar 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.079.650,00 (€ 2.320.042,92).
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