Paul Lucien Dessau

Self-Portrait

Found at Sothebys, London
Modern British Art, Lot 444
18. Nov - 24. Nov 2021
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.600 GBP
Sold by the Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Lucien Dessau
1909-1999
Self-Portrait
signed Paul Dessau and dated '40 (lower left); inscribed The Tired Fireman — After Surrey Dock September 1940 (upper left)
oil on canvas
unframed: 61 by 48.5cm.; 24 by 19in.
framed: 76.5 by 64cm.; 30 by 25in.
Executed in 1940.
The English Speaking Union, by whom gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1942

Despite a disappointment, a good price for Paul Lucien Dessau

When the work Self-Portrait by Paul Lucien Dessau was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 15,000.00 – 25,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 12,600.00 (€ 14,793.59). Despite this disappointing result, Self-Portrait is the most expensive artwork by Paul Lucien Dessau that we have observed at auction so far.

Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Paul Lucien Dessau

Als die Arbeit Self-Portrait von Paul Lucien Dessau im November 2021 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 12.600,00 (€ 14.793,59) den Besitzer. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Self-Portrait das teuerste Kunstwerk von Paul Lucien Dessau, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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