Walter Dexel
Lokomotive von Vorne
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 488
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 488
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2022
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 GBP
Price realised: 302.400 GBP
Price realised: 302.400 GBP
Description
WALTER DEXEL (1890-1973)
Lokomotive von Vorne
signed and dated 'W DEXEL 22' (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed 'WALTER DEXEL 22 LOKOMOTIVE VON VORNE' (on the reverse)
oil on burlap; in the artist's original frame
18 1⁄4 x 13 in. (47 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1922
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Lokomotive von Vorne
signed and dated 'W DEXEL 22' (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed 'WALTER DEXEL 22 LOKOMOTIVE VON VORNE' (on the reverse)
oil on burlap; in the artist's original frame
18 1⁄4 x 13 in. (47 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1922
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work Lokomotive von Vorne by Walter Dexel was auctioned at Christies in London in March last year. It achieved a price of GBP 302,400.00 (€ 358,529.23), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Walter Dexel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Segelschiff I, which sold at auction in February 2020 for GBP 671,250.00 (€ 777,980.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Lokomotive von Vorne von Walter Dexel kam im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 302.400,00 (€ 358.529,23) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Für andere Arbeiten von Walter Dexel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Segelschiff I beobachtet, die im Februar 2020 für GBP 671.250,00 (€ 777.980,27) versteigert wurde.
Walter Dexel - Auction history
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