Samuel Jessurun De Mesquita
Singing
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART INCLUDING BELGIAN ART, Lot 401
12. Jun - 12. Jun 2001
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART INCLUDING BELGIAN ART, Lot 401
12. Jun - 12. Jun 2001
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.600 NLG
Price realised: 1.528 NLG
Price realised: 1.528 NLG
Description
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Singing
woodcut, 1931, on wove Van Gelder, signed and dated in pencil, with margins, lightstained, minor foxing in the margins, the black ink sparse in places, some creasing, a soft horizontal fold, small tears in the sheet edges with related small paper losses, otherwise generally in very good condition
L. 386 x 498 mm.; S. 975 x 635 mm.
Singing
woodcut, 1931, on wove Van Gelder, signed and dated in pencil, with margins, lightstained, minor foxing in the margins, the black ink sparse in places, some creasing, a soft horizontal fold, small tears in the sheet edges with related small paper losses, otherwise generally in very good condition
L. 386 x 498 mm.; S. 975 x 635 mm.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Singing by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in June 2001. It changed hands for a price of NLG 1,527.50 (€ 734.19) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of NLG 1,200.00 – 1,600.00. Admittedly, works by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work White lillies in November 2010 with an auction result of EUR 6,875.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Singing von Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita kam im Juni 2001 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von NLG 1.527,50 (€ 734,19) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von NLG 1.200,00 – 1.600,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit White lillies im November 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 6.875,00.