Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz

Portrait of Ada Propper

Found at Christies, New York
Living with Art, Lot 277
13.Jun - 14.Jun.2017
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
signed, dated and inscribed 'Ignacy Witkiewicz/ 1926 X. XI.' (lower left); inscribed ‘1P + NP 1, 2 F’(lower left)
pastel on paper laid down on board
23 ½ x 19 in. (59.7 x 48.3 cm.)
Acquired by Ada Propper (1866-1934) circa 1926. | By descent to the present owners.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.

The work Portrait of Ada Propper by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz was sold in the Living with Art auction at Christies in New York in June 2017. The »bidding war« ended at USD 22,500.00 (€ 19,717.82), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Weibliches Portrait in June 2021 with an auction result of EUR 112,500.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Portrait of Ada Propper von Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz wurde im Juni 2017 in der Auktion Living with Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 22.500,00 (€ 19.717,82) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Weibliches Portrait im Juni 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 112.500,00.

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