Alberto Giacometti
Diego (Tête sur socle cubique)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection Part II, Lot 120
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2022
Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection Part II, Lot 120
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2022
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 1.620.000 USD
Price realised: 1.620.000 USD
Description
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Diego (Tête sur socle cubique)
signed and numbered 'Alberto Giacometti 6/6' (on the right of the base); inscribed with foundry mark ‘Susse Fondeur Paris’ (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 11 7/8 in. (30.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1958 and cast in 1960
Diego (Tête sur socle cubique)
signed and numbered 'Alberto Giacometti 6/6' (on the right of the base); inscribed with foundry mark ‘Susse Fondeur Paris’ (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 11 7/8 in. (30.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1958 and cast in 1960
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35%
The work Diego (Tête sur socle cubique) by Alberto Giacometti was sold in the Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection Part II auction at Christies in New York in November this year. It achieved a price of USD 1,620,000 (€ 1,415,836), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alberto Giacometti achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work L'homme au doigt in May 2015 with an auction result of USD 141,285,000 (€ 128,511,006).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35% übertroffen
Im November diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection Part II durch, in der auch die Arbeit Diego (Tête sur socle cubique) von Alberto Giacometti zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 1.620.000 (€ 1.415.836) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alberto Giacometti erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit L'homme au doigt im Mai 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 141.285.000 (€ 128.511.006).
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