Volkmar Wentzel
Peerless Nepal, A Naturalist's Paradise, 1949
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 176
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 176
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 2.000 USD
Price realised: 2.000 USD
Description
VOLKMAR WENTZEL (1915-2006)
Peerless Nepal, A Naturalist's Paradise, 1949
unique digital inkjet print, printed 2012
accompanied by certificate of authenticity, signed by the National Geographic Society and numbered '1/1'
image: 16 x 24in. (41 x 61.4cm.)
sheet: 22 x 30in. (56.3 x 76.6cm.)
Peerless Nepal, A Naturalist's Paradise, 1949
unique digital inkjet print, printed 2012
accompanied by certificate of authenticity, signed by the National Geographic Society and numbered '1/1'
image: 16 x 24in. (41 x 61.4cm.)
sheet: 22 x 30in. (56.3 x 76.6cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
In December 2012 Christies in New York held the auction The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, which included the work Peerless Nepal, A Naturalist's Paradise, 1949 by Volkmar Wentzel. The »bidding war« ended at USD 2,000.00 (€ 1,516.76), 67% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Volkmar Wentzel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Atlantic City, NJ, 1958, which sold at auction in December 2012 for USD 5,625.00 (€ 4,265.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration durch, in der auch die Arbeit Peerless Nepal, A Naturalist's Paradise, 1949 von Volkmar Wentzel zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 2.000,00 (€ 1.516,76) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Volkmar Wentzel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Atlantic City, NJ, 1958 beobachtet, die im Dezember 2012 für USD 5.625,00 (€ 4.265,89) versteigert wurde.
Volkmar Wentzel - Auction history
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