Sorel Etrog
Hasidic Head
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 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
HASIDIC HEAD
incised with the artist’s signature and number 2/5
bronze
45⅝ by 43⅞ by 42⅛ in. (116 by 111.4 by 107 cm.)
Executed in 1966, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5.
Gallery Moos, Toronto | Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (acquired from the above in 1961) | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of the above in 1966)
SOREL ETROG
1933 - 2014
HASIDIC HEAD
incised with the artist’s signature and number 2/5
bronze
45⅝ by 43⅞ by 42⅛ in. (116 by 111.4 by 107 cm.)
Executed in 1966, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5.
Gallery Moos, Toronto | Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (acquired from the above in 1961) | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of the above in 1966)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Hasidic Head by Sorel Etrog was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2020. It achieved a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 31,849.84), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Sorel Etrog - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Family Group, which sold at auction in November 2013 for USD 161,000.00 (€ 118,330.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Hasidic Head von Sorel Etrog kam im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 31.849,84) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Sorel Etrog mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Family Group beobachtet, die im November 2013 für USD 161.000,00 (€ 118.330,15) versteigert wurde.
Sorel Etrog - Auction history
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