David Alfaro Siqueiros
El machete (Autorretrato)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Modern Day Auction, Lot 359
29. Apr - 18. May 2022
Modern Day Auction, Lot 359
29. Apr - 18. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks From an Important Estate
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1896 - 1974
El machete (Autorretrato)
signed Siqueiros and dated 7-68 (lower right)
pyroxylin on panel
48 by 45¼ in.
121.9 by 114.9 cm.
Executed in July 1968.
Giuliano Gemma, Rome (acquired directly from the artist) | Sotheby's New York, 17 May 1994, lot 40 (consigned by the above) | Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above) | Christie's New York, 31 May 2007, lot 21 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1896 - 1974
El machete (Autorretrato)
signed Siqueiros and dated 7-68 (lower right)
pyroxylin on panel
48 by 45¼ in.
121.9 by 114.9 cm.
Executed in July 1968.
Giuliano Gemma, Rome (acquired directly from the artist) | Sotheby's New York, 17 May 1994, lot 40 (consigned by the above) | Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above) | Christie's New York, 31 May 2007, lot 21 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work El machete (Autorretrato) by David Alfaro Siqueiros was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 189,000.00 (€ 176,125.24). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by David Alfaro Siqueiros - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Paisaje Rojo (Abstracción), which sold at auction in November 2019 for USD 425,000.00 (€ 385,697.43).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit El machete (Autorretrato) von David Alfaro Siqueiros im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 189.000,00 (€ 176.125,24) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von David Alfaro Siqueiros mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Paisaje Rojo (Abstracción) beobachtet, die im November 2019 für USD 425.000,00 (€ 385.697,43) versteigert wurde.
David Alfaro Siqueiros - Auction history
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