- Art.Salon
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- Charles Steffen
- Portrait of my Mother, 1991
Charles Steffen
Portrait of my Mother, 1991
Found at
Christies,
New York
Beyond Imagination: Outsider and Vernacular Art Featuring the Collection of Marjorie and Harvey Freed, Lot 18
19.Jan - 19.Jan.2018
Beyond Imagination: Outsider and Vernacular Art Featuring the Collection of Marjorie and Harvey Freed, Lot 18
19.Jan - 19.Jan.2018
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Description
top sheet of attached notes inscribed, signed and dated Notes on drawing/ portrate of my mother/ relaxing in her lounge chair/ in the living room/ a damn good drawing/ done on art paper given/ to me by my friend/ george, at the bar I drink/ at/ god bless my mother,/ forever, Steffen, 1991
graphite and colored pencil on paper with attached paper elements
35 x 23 in.
Russell Bowman, Chicago
graphite and colored pencil on paper with attached paper elements
35 x 23 in.
Russell Bowman, Chicago
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait of my Mother, 1991 by Charles Steffen was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,875.00 (€ 1,508.69). Other works by Charles Steffen have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in January 2019 by the work Portrate [sic of my mother, 1991|AID52563] at USD 2,125.00 (€ 1,855.25).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait of my Mother, 1991 von Charles Steffen im Januar 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.875,00 (€ 1.508,69) den Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Charles Steffen wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Januar 2019 die Arbeit Portrate [sic of my mother, 1991|AID52563] mit USD 2.125,00 (€ 1.855,25).