Federico Castellón
La Alma Encajada Con Una Víctima De Un Lobo (The Soul Imprisoned With A Victim Of A Wolf)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, Lot 34
20. May - 20. May 2019
The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, Lot 34
20. May - 20. May 2019
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Description
FEDERICO CASTELLÓN (1914 - 1971)
LA ALMA ENCAJADA CON UNA VÍCTIMA DE UN LOBO (THE SOUL IMPRISONED WITH A VICTIM OF A WOLF)
Signed Frederic Castellón, dated '36, inscribed N.Y. and titled (lower right); extensively inscribed (on the verso)
Pen and ink on paper
14 by 11⅞ in. (35.5 by 30.1 cm)
Framed: 22⅛ by 20⅞ in.(53 by 51.1 cm)
Executed in New York in 1936.
LA ALMA ENCAJADA CON UNA VÍCTIMA DE UN LOBO (THE SOUL IMPRISONED WITH A VICTIM OF A WOLF)
Signed Frederic Castellón, dated '36, inscribed N.Y. and titled (lower right); extensively inscribed (on the verso)
Pen and ink on paper
14 by 11⅞ in. (35.5 by 30.1 cm)
Framed: 22⅛ by 20⅞ in.(53 by 51.1 cm)
Executed in New York in 1936.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Federico Castellón achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2019. In the The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online auction, the work La Alma Encajada Con Una Víctima De Un Lobo (The Soul Imprisoned With A Victim Of A Wolf) sold for USD 23,750.00 (€ 21,302.36) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Federico Castellón - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Harem Favorite, which sold at auction in November 2019 for USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,392.23).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Federico Castellón erzielte im Mai 2019 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Sleep of Reason | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online wurde die Arbeit La Alma Encajada Con Una Víctima De Un Lobo (The Soul Imprisoned With A Victim Of A Wolf) für USD 23.750,00 (€ 21.302,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Federico Castellón mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Harem Favorite beobachtet, die im November 2019 für USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.392,23) versteigert wurde.
Federico Castellón - Auction history
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