Alfred Kubin
Kasuarkopf (Head Of A Cassowary)
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Description
Property from the heirs of Max & Hertha Morgenstern
ALFRED KUBIN
1877 - 1959
KASUARKOPF (HEAD OF A CASSOWARY)
signed AKubin (lower centre); titled and stamped with the Max Morgenstern collector's mark on the verso
brush and ink, wash, gouache and pastel on paper
38.8 by 28.5cm., 15¼ by 11¼in.
Framed: 58.5 by 48cm., 23 by 18⅞in.
Executed circa 1905. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Peter Assmann.
Maximilian (Max) & Hertha Morgenstern, Vienna (acquired from the artist) | Thence by descent to the present owners
ALFRED KUBIN
1877 - 1959
KASUARKOPF (HEAD OF A CASSOWARY)
signed AKubin (lower centre); titled and stamped with the Max Morgenstern collector's mark on the verso
brush and ink, wash, gouache and pastel on paper
38.8 by 28.5cm., 15¼ by 11¼in.
Framed: 58.5 by 48cm., 23 by 18⅞in.
Executed circa 1905. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Peter Assmann.
Maximilian (Max) & Hertha Morgenstern, Vienna (acquired from the artist) | Thence by descent to the present owners
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2020 Sothebys in London held the auction Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, which included the work Kasuarkopf (Head Of A Cassowary) by Alfred Kubin. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 16,250.00 (€ 18,125.64) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alfred Kubin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Der letzte König in December 2020 with an auction result of USD 525,000.00 (€ 429,272.28).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2020 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Kasuarkopf (Head Of A Cassowary) von Alfred Kubin zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 16.250,00 (€ 18.125,64) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alfred Kubin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Der letzte König im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 525.000,00 (€ 429.272,28).
Alfred Kubin - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
