Egon Schiele
Zwei Freundinnen (Two Friends)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 28
2. May - 2. May 2012
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 28
2. May - 2. May 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Egon Schiele
1890 - 1918
ZWEI FREUNDINNEN (TWO FRIENDS)
Signed Egon Schiele and dated 1912 (lower right)
Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
17 1/2 by 11 7/8 in.
44.4 by 30.2 cm
Executed in 1912.
Galerie Würthle, Vienna | Billy Wilder, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1960 and sold: Christie's, Los Angeles, June 7, 2000, lot 18) | Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner
1890 - 1918
ZWEI FREUNDINNEN (TWO FRIENDS)
Signed Egon Schiele and dated 1912 (lower right)
Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
17 1/2 by 11 7/8 in.
44.4 by 30.2 cm
Executed in 1912.
Galerie Würthle, Vienna | Billy Wilder, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1960 and sold: Christie's, Los Angeles, June 7, 2000, lot 18) | Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Egon Schiele achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2012. In the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale auction, the work Zwei Freundinnen (Two Friends) sold for USD 1,650,500.00 (€ 1,334,923.97) - well above the upper estimate of USD 700,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Egon Schiele achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Häuser Mit Bunter Wäsche (Vorstadt Ii) Houses With Laundry (Suburb Ii) in June 2011 with an auction result of GBP 24,681,250.00 (€ 27,305,215.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Egon Schiele erzielte im Mai 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Zwei Freundinnen (Two Friends) für USD 1.650.500,00 (€ 1.334.923,97) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Egon Schiele erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Häuser Mit Bunter Wäsche (Vorstadt Ii) Houses With Laundry (Suburb Ii) im Juni 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 24.681.250,00 (€ 27.305.215,43).
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