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- An assembled group of four signs
Albert Mertz
An assembled group of four signs
Found at
Christies,
New York
Beyond Imagination: Outsider and Vernacular Art Featuring the Collection of Marjorie and Harvey Freed, Lot 34
19.Jan - 19.Jan.2018
Beyond Imagination: Outsider and Vernacular Art Featuring the Collection of Marjorie and Harvey Freed, Lot 34
19.Jan - 19.Jan.2018
Estimate: 400 - 800 USD
Price realised: 1.500 USD
Price realised: 1.500 USD
Description
paint and mixed media on wood and metal
The largest 17 x 16 ¾ in.; the smallest 4 x 25 ¼ in.
(4)
Acquired directly from the artist
The largest 17 x 16 ¾ in.; the smallest 4 x 25 ¼ in.
(4)
Acquired directly from the artist
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Albert Mertz achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2018. In the Beyond Imagination: Outsider and Vernacular Art Featuring the Collection of Marjorie and Harvey Freed auction, the work An assembled group of four signs sold for USD 1,500.00 (€ 1,206.95) - well above the upper estimate of USD 800.00. Admittedly, works by Albert Mertz have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Red and blue composition in January 2024 with an auction result of DKK 9,500.00 (€ 8,302.74).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Albert Mertz erzielte im Januar 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Beyond Imagination: Outsider and Vernacular Art Featuring the Collection of Marjorie and Harvey Freed wurde die Arbeit An assembled group of four signs für USD 1.500,00 (€ 1.206,95) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Albert Mertz auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Red and blue composition im Januar 2024 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von DKK 9.500,00 (€ 8.302,74).