Alberto Giacometti
Tête noire (Portrait de Diego)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 35 A
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2018
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 35 A
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti. 1957.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (100.2 x 65.2 cm.)
Painted in 1957-1962
Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, Paris (by 1970); sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27 October 1982, lot 32. | Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva. | Joanne Toor Cummings, New York (circa 1983). | Francis Lombrail, Paris (acquired from the above, 1997). | Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
oil on canvas
39 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (100.2 x 65.2 cm.)
Painted in 1957-1962
Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, Paris (by 1970); sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27 October 1982, lot 32. | Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva. | Joanne Toor Cummings, New York (circa 1983). | Francis Lombrail, Paris (acquired from the above, 1997). | Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Tête noire (Portrait de Diego) by Alberto Giacometti was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2018. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 5,000,000.00 – 8,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 5,375,000.00 (€ 4,605,826.91) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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 141,285,000.00 (€ 128,511,006.00).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Tête noire (Portrait de Diego) von Alberto Giacometti kam im Mai 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000.000,00 – 8.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 5.375.000,00 (€ 4.605.826,91) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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 141.285.000,00 (€ 128.511.006,00).
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