Samuel L. Margolies
Men of Steel
Estimate: 4.500 - 5.500 USD
Price realised: 4.200 USD
Price realised: 4.200 USD
Description
SAMUEL L. MARGOLIES (1897-1978)
Men of Steel
drypoint, circa 1941, on wove paper, signed in pencil, with margins, the paper toned, taped to the overmat along the reverse of the margin edges, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 14¼ x 11 7/8 in. (362 x 302 mm.)
S. 16¾ x 13 7/8 in. (425 x 353 mm.)
Men of Steel
drypoint, circa 1941, on wove paper, signed in pencil, with margins, the paper toned, taped to the overmat along the reverse of the margin edges, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 14¼ x 11 7/8 in. (362 x 302 mm.)
S. 16¾ x 13 7/8 in. (425 x 353 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Samuel Margolies could be acquired at Christies in New York in May 2007 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Prints and Multiples auction, the work Men of Steel changed hands for USD 4,200.00 (€ 3,121.98) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 4,500.00 – 5,500.00. Other works by Samuel Margolies have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in August this year by the work Men of Steel at USD 6,300.00 (€ 5,812.34).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Margolies konnte im Mai 2007 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Prints and Multiples wechselte die Arbeit Men of Steel für USD 4.200,00 (€ 3.121,98) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 4.500,00 – 5.500,00. Andere Arbeiten von Samuel Margolies wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im August diesen Jahres die Arbeit Men of Steel mit USD 6.300,00 (€ 5.812,34).
Samuel Margolies - Auction history
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