Albrecht Dürer
Knight, Death and the Devil
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 161
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 161
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.400 GBP
Price realised: 50.400 GBP
Description
ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Knight, Death and the Devil
engraving, 1513, on laid paper, watermark Bear (Meder 93, circa 1530-35), a very good Meder e impression, printing clearly and with good contrasts, with narrow margins, trimmed to the subject at lower left, the sheet slightly toned, some tiny touches of grey wash in places, otherwise in good condition
Plate 242 x 189 mm.
Sheet 244 x 189 mm.
Knight, Death and the Devil
engraving, 1513, on laid paper, watermark Bear (Meder 93, circa 1530-35), a very good Meder e impression, printing clearly and with good contrasts, with narrow margins, trimmed to the subject at lower left, the sheet slightly toned, some tiny touches of grey wash in places, otherwise in good condition
Plate 242 x 189 mm.
Sheet 244 x 189 mm.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July last year Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, which included the work Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 50,000.00 – 70,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 50,400.00 (€ 60,186.55) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Albrecht Dürer achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Christ Being Nailed To The Cross in January 2016 with an auction result of USD 874,000.00 (€ 806,868.54).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli letzten Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 durch, in der auch die Arbeit Knight, Death and the Devil von Albrecht Dürer zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 50.400,00 (€ 60.186,55) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Albrecht Dürer erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Christ Being Nailed To The Cross im Januar 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 874.000,00 (€ 806.868,54).
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