Sorel Etrog
Africana
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 20.160 USD
Price realised: 20.160 USD
Description
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
SOREL ETROG
1933 - 2014
AFRICANA
stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 2/5
bronze
40⅞ by 10½ by 8 in. (103.7 by 26.7 by 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1960.
Gallery Moos, Toronto | The Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (acquired from the above in 1961) | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn in 1966)
SOREL ETROG
1933 - 2014
AFRICANA
stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 2/5
bronze
40⅞ by 10½ by 8 in. (103.7 by 26.7 by 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1960.
Gallery Moos, Toronto | The Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (acquired from the above in 1961) | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn in 1966)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2020 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art, which included the work Africana by Sorel Etrog. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 20,160.00 (€ 17,309.18) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Sorel Etrog have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Family Group in November 2013 with an auction result of USD 161,000.00 (€ 118,330.15).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2020 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Africana von Sorel Etrog zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 20.160,00 (€ 17.309,18) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sorel Etrog auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Family Group im November 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 161.000,00 (€ 118.330,15).
Sorel Etrog - Auction history
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