André Breton
Le torrent automobile (Poème-assemblage)
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 24
18. Jun - 18. Jun. 2019
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 24
18. Jun - 18. Jun. 2019
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 250.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'André Breton 26-12-34.' (lower right); inscribed 'château de Fougères Pour Valentine.' (on a card attached to the reverse of the mount)
handwritten poem in ink on paper with twine-bound penknife mounted on card
4 x 5 1/8 in. (10.1 x 12.8 cm.)
Executed on 26 December 1934
Valentine Hugo, Paris, a gift from the artist, in 1934. | Jean Petithory, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. | Private collection, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. | Timothy Baum, New York, by whom acquired from the above. | Acquired from the above, on 4 November 2013.
handwritten poem in ink on paper with twine-bound penknife mounted on card
4 x 5 1/8 in. (10.1 x 12.8 cm.)
Executed on 26 December 1934
Valentine Hugo, Paris, a gift from the artist, in 1934. | Jean Petithory, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. | Private collection, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. | Timothy Baum, New York, by whom acquired from the above. | Acquired from the above, on 4 November 2013.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Le torrent automobile (Poème-assemblage) by André Breton was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2019. The price achieved of GBP 250,000.00 (€ 281,037.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by André Breton - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Chanson-Objet, which sold at auction in May 2012 for USD 866,500.00 (€ 700,824.98).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Le torrent automobile (Poème-assemblage) von André Breton kam im Juni 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 250.000,00 (€ 281.037,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von André Breton mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Chanson-Objet beobachtet, die im Mai 2012 für USD 866.500,00 (€ 700.824,98) versteigert wurde.
André Breton - Auction history
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