Wolfgang Huber

Saint George and the Dragon

Found at Christies, London
Old Master Prints, Lot 26
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2021
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
WOLFGANG HUBER (CIRCA 1485-1553)
Saint George and the Dragon
woodcut, 1520, on laid paper, watermark High Crown (similar to Briquet 4927, circa 1527-30), a fine impression of this rare print, trimmed on the borderline, laid down along the sheet edges to the Chatsworth's album sheet
Block & Sheet 204 x 152 mm.
Album Sheet 229 x 186 mm.

A top price for Wolfgang Huber

This artwork by Wolfgang Huber achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2021. In the Old Master Prints auction, the work Saint George and the Dragon sold for GBP 52,500.00 (€ 62,621.49) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. This high result makes Saint George and the Dragon the most expensive artwork by Wolfgang Huber that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Wolfgang Huber

Dieses Kunstwerk von Wolfgang Huber erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Prints wurde die Arbeit Saint George and the Dragon für GBP 52.500,00 (€ 62.621,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Saint George and the Dragon zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wolfgang Huber, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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