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- Heaven, Earth
Alfred Jensen
Heaven, Earth
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 325.000 USD
Price realised: 325.000 USD
Description
Alfred Jensen
1903 - 1981
HEAVEN, EARTH
each signed, titled and dated 76 on the reverse
oil on canvas, in 2 parts
each: 40 by 52 in. 101.6 by 138.1 cm.
overall: 40 by 104 1/2 in. 101.6 by 265.4 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in April 1980
1903 - 1981
HEAVEN, EARTH
each signed, titled and dated 76 on the reverse
oil on canvas, in 2 parts
each: 40 by 52 in. 101.6 by 138.1 cm.
overall: 40 by 104 1/2 in. 101.6 by 265.4 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in April 1980
Upper estimate price exceeded by 81 %.
This artwork by Alfred Jensen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work Heaven, Earth sold for USD 325,000.00 (€ 287,026.41) - well above the upper estimate of USD 180,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Alfred Jensen; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Heaven; Per I and II sold at auction in September 2013 with the realized price of USD 477,750.00 (€ 352,973.77).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 81 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alfred Jensen erzielte im November 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit Heaven, Earth für USD 325.000,00 (€ 287.026,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 180.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Alfred Jensen; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Heaven; Per I and II im September 2013 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 477.750,00 (€ 352.973,77).