Erich Heckel
Blühende Apfelbäume
Estimate: 750.000 - 1.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.508.750 GBP
Price realised: 1.508.750 GBP
Description
signed with the initials and dated 'EH 07' (lower left); signed and dated 'Heckel 07' (on the reverse); inscribed 'E Heckel: "Blühende Apfelbäume"' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
25 3/8 x 30 1/4 in. (64.5 x 76.8 cm.)
Painted in 1907
The artist’s collection, Hemmenhofen. | Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Dusseldorf, 1965. | Wilhelm Reinold, Hamburg, by 1966, and thence by descent to the present owners.
oil on canvas
25 3/8 x 30 1/4 in. (64.5 x 76.8 cm.)
Painted in 1907
The artist’s collection, Hemmenhofen. | Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Dusseldorf, 1965. | Wilhelm Reinold, Hamburg, by 1966, and thence by descent to the present owners.
A top price for Erich Heckel
The work Blühende Apfelbäume by Erich Heckel was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2018. It achieved a price of GBP 1,508,750.00 (€ 1,704,340.14), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. This high result makes Blühende Apfelbäume the most expensive artwork by Erich Heckel that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Erich Heckel
Die Arbeit Blühende Apfelbäume von Erich Heckel kam im Februar 2018 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.508.750,00 (€ 1.704.340,14) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Blühende Apfelbäume zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Erich Heckel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Erich Heckel - Auction history
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