Valentine Prax
Figures
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 10.838 USD
Price realised: 10.838 USD
Description
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW JERSEY
VALENTINE PRAX (1897-1981)
Figures
signed 'V Prax' (center right)
oil on canvas
45 1/2 x 35 1/16 in (115.5 x 89 cm)
Private collection, Europe. | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 2009, lot 73. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
VALENTINE PRAX (1897-1981)
Figures
signed 'V Prax' (center right)
oil on canvas
45 1/2 x 35 1/16 in (115.5 x 89 cm)
Private collection, Europe. | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 2009, lot 73. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
In May last year Bonhams in New York held the auction Impressionist & Modern Art, which included the work Figures by Valentine Prax. The »bidding war« ended at USD 10,837.50 (€ 10,099.25), 35% above the upper estimate. Other works by Valentine Prax have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of EUR 16,110.00 in July 2008 for the work Paysage.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Bonhams in New York die Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Figures von Valentine Prax zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 10.837,50 (€ 10.099,25) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Valentine Prax haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von EUR 16.110,00 im Juli 2008 für die Arbeit Paysage beobachtet.
Valentine Prax - Auction history
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