Arno Breker
Portrait bust of Salvador Dalí
Found at
Christies,
London
From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 48
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 48
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed, dated and stamped with the foundry mark 'Arno Breker 1974-75 Fondeur H·S·D' (on the side of the neck)
bronze with gold and black patina
35 in. (89 cm.) high
Conceived in plaster circa 1974-1975 and cast in bronze in 1974-1975
Anonymous sale; Koller Auktionen, Zurich, 2 November 1995, lot 4201. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1996, lot 324. | Acquired at the above sale.
bronze with gold and black patina
35 in. (89 cm.) high
Conceived in plaster circa 1974-1975 and cast in bronze in 1974-1975
Anonymous sale; Koller Auktionen, Zurich, 2 November 1995, lot 4201. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1996, lot 324. | Acquired at the above sale.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
The work Portrait bust of Salvador Dalí by Arno Breker was sold in the From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection auction at Christies in London in December 2016. It achieved a price of GBP 21,250.00 (€ 24,844.70), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 42%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arno Breker - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Pax, which sold at auction in June 2018 for EUR 81,250.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait bust of Salvador Dalí von Arno Breker wurde im Dezember 2016 in der Auktion From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 21.250,00 (€ 24.844,70) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 42%. Für andere Arbeiten von Arno Breker mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Pax beobachtet, die im Juni 2018 für EUR 81.250,00 versteigert wurde.
Arno Breker - Auction history
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