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- Man on a Horse
Fernando Botero
Man on a Horse
Estimate: 280.000 - 320.000 USD
Price realised: 453.600 USD
Price realised: 453.600 USD
Description
Fernando Botero (b. 1932)
Man on a Horse
signed and numbered 'Botero 4/6' and stamped with a foundry mark (on the base)
bronze
Height: 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm.)
Width: 14 in. (35.6 cm.)
Depth: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
Executed in 1998.
Edition four of six.
Man on a Horse
signed and numbered 'Botero 4/6' and stamped with a foundry mark (on the base)
bronze
Height: 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm.)
Width: 14 in. (35.6 cm.)
Depth: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
Executed in 1998.
Edition four of six.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
In September last year Christies in New York held the auction Latin American Art, which included the work Man on a Horse by Fernando Botero. The »bidding war« ended at USD 453,600.00 (€ 463,661.45), 42% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Fernando Botero achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Musicians in November this year with an auction result of USD 5,132,000.00 (€ 4,704,803.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Im September letzten Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion Latin American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Man on a Horse von Fernando Botero zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 453.600,00 (€ 463.661,45) und damit 42% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Fernando Botero erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Musicians im November diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.132.000,00 (€ 4.704.803,81).