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- Europa; and a companion drawing
Reuben Nakian
Europa; and a companion drawing
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 4.000 USD
Price realised: 4.000 USD
Description
REUBEN NAKIAN (American, 1897-1986)
Europa; and a companion drawing
the sculpture signed, dated and numbered 'NAKIAN 1986 1/2' (on the reverse)
sculpture--cast bronze
9½ x 12½ x 5 in. (24.1 x 31.8 x 12.7 cm.)
Executed in 1986. This work is number one from an edition of two. (2)
Europa; and a companion drawing
the sculpture signed, dated and numbered 'NAKIAN 1986 1/2' (on the reverse)
sculpture--cast bronze
9½ x 12½ x 5 in. (24.1 x 31.8 x 12.7 cm.)
Executed in 1986. This work is number one from an edition of two. (2)
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Europa; and a companion drawing by Reuben Nakian was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2008. The result of USD 4,000.00 (€ 2,530.84) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by Reuben Nakian have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Head of Marcel Duchamp in November 2021 with an auction result of USD 26,562.50 (€ 23,533.71).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Europa; and a companion drawing von Reuben Nakian kam im März 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 4.000,00 (€ 2.530,84) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 4.000,00 – 6.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Reuben Nakian auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Head of Marcel Duchamp im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 26.562,50 (€ 23.533,71).