Samuel Borenstein
Street Scene
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 CAD
Price realised: 48.000 CAD
Price realised: 48.000 CAD
Description
Samuel Borenstein1908 - 1969
STREET SCENE
signed and dated l.l.; Borenstein,'53; titled and dated on a label on the reverse: street scene, 1953
oil on masonite
55.9 by 91.4 cm. 22 by 36 in.
Galerie Bernard Desroches, Montreal | Private Collection, New York City
STREET SCENE
signed and dated l.l.; Borenstein,'53; titled and dated on a label on the reverse: street scene, 1953
oil on masonite
55.9 by 91.4 cm. 22 by 36 in.
Galerie Bernard Desroches, Montreal | Private Collection, New York City
A top price for Samuel Borenstein
The work Street Scene by Samuel Borenstein was sold in the Important Canadian Art auction at Sothebys in Toronto in December 2009. The »bidding war« ended at CAD 48,000.00 (€ 32,014.51), 60% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Street Scene the most expensive artwork by Samuel Borenstein that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samuel Borenstein
Die Arbeit Street Scene von Samuel Borenstein wurde im Dezember 2009 in der Auktion Important Canadian Art bei Sothebys in Toronto versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von CAD 48.000,00 (€ 32.014,51) und damit 60% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Street Scene zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Samuel Borenstein, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Samuel Borenstein - Auction history
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