Wojciech Fangor
M34, 1969
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 300.000 USD
Price realised: 300.000 USD
Description
Wojciech Fangor (1922 - 2015)
M34, 1969
oil on canvas; signed, titled, dated '1969,' and inscribed on the reverse
40 by 40 in. (101.6 by 101.6 cm.)
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1969) | Thence by descent to the present owner
M34, 1969
oil on canvas; signed, titled, dated '1969,' and inscribed on the reverse
40 by 40 in. (101.6 by 101.6 cm.)
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1969) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Wojciech Fangor achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2018. In the Contemporary Art Online auction, the work M34, 1969 sold for USD 300,000.00 (€ 258,131.13) - well above the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wojciech Fangor - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work M 73, 1970, which sold at auction in November 2021 for GBP 474,800.00 (€ 557,459.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wojciech Fangor erzielte im September 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Online wurde die Arbeit M34, 1969 für USD 300.000,00 (€ 258.131,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Wojciech Fangor mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit M 73, 1970 beobachtet, die im November 2021 für GBP 474.800,00 (€ 557.459,87) versteigert wurde.
Wojciech Fangor - Auction history
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