Constantin Brancusi
La muse endormie I
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection, Lot 11 C
14. May - 14. May 2015
Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection, Lot 11 C
14. May - 14. May 2015
Estimate: 8.000.000 - 12.000.000 USD
Price realised: 9.125.000 USD
Price realised: 9.125.000 USD
Description
plaster
Length: 10 7/8 in. (27.8 cm.)
Original marble version carved in 1909-1910; this plaster version executed by 1912
Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey, New York (acquired from the artist, 1913). | Ida Espen Guggenheimer, New York (acquired via Marcel Duchamp from the above, circa 1933 and until at least 1956). | M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York. | Benjamin Garber, New York (acquired from the above). | Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. | Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003.
Length: 10 7/8 in. (27.8 cm.)
Original marble version carved in 1909-1910; this plaster version executed by 1912
Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey, New York (acquired from the artist, 1913). | Ida Espen Guggenheimer, New York (acquired via Marcel Duchamp from the above, circa 1933 and until at least 1956). | M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York. | Benjamin Garber, New York (acquired from the above). | Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. | Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work La muse endormie I by Constantin Brancusi was sold in the Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection auction at Christies in New York in May 2015. The price achieved of USD 9,125,000.00 (€ 8,299,981.81) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 8,000,000.00 – 12,000,000.00. Admittedly, works by Constantin Brancusi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work La jeune fille sophistiquée (Portrait de Nancy Cunard) in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 71,187,500.00 (€ 61,000,428.45).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit La muse endormie I von Constantin Brancusi wurde im Mai 2015 in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 9.125.000,00 (€ 8.299.981,81) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 8.000.000,00 – 12.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Constantin Brancusi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit La jeune fille sophistiquée (Portrait de Nancy Cunard) im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 71.187.500,00 (€ 61.000.428,45).
Constantin Brancusi - Auction history
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