Alice Rahon
Los Cuatro Hijos Del Arco Iris
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 1007
30. Jun - 30. Jun 2020
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 1007
30. Jun - 30. Jun 2020
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 512.000 USD
Price realised: 512.000 USD
Description
The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate
ALICE RAHON
1916 - 1987
LOS CUATRO HIJOS DEL ARCO IRIS
Signed Alice Rahon (lower left)
Oil and sand on canvas
38⅛ by 51⅛ in.
96.7 by 129.7 cm
Painted in 1960.
Private Collection (acquired from the artist circa 1963) | Private Collection, Mexico (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 2008, lot 28) | Acquired at the above sale
ALICE RAHON
1916 - 1987
LOS CUATRO HIJOS DEL ARCO IRIS
Signed Alice Rahon (lower left)
Oil and sand on canvas
38⅛ by 51⅛ in.
96.7 by 129.7 cm
Painted in 1960.
Private Collection (acquired from the artist circa 1963) | Private Collection, Mexico (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 2008, lot 28) | Acquired at the above sale
A top price for Alice Rahon
This artwork by Alice Rahon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in June 2020. In the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale auction, the work Los Cuatro Hijos Del Arco Iris sold for USD 512,000.00 (€ 455,881.04) - well above the upper estimate of USD 180,000.00. This high result makes Los Cuatro Hijos Del Arco Iris the most expensive artwork by Alice Rahon that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alice Rahon
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alice Rahon erzielte im Juni 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Los Cuatro Hijos Del Arco Iris für USD 512.000,00 (€ 455.881,04) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 180.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Los Cuatro Hijos Del Arco Iris zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Alice Rahon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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