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- Elke I
Georg Baselitz
Elke I
Estimate: 2.500.000 - 3.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.042.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.042.000 GBP
Description
GEORG BASELITZ (B. 1938)
Elke I
signed and dated ‘G. Baselitz 1975' (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Elke 1 G baselitz 1975 Derneburg' (on the overlap); signed, titled, inscribed and dated '1975 Derneburg G Baselitz Elke 1' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
63 3/4 x 51 1/8in. (162 x 130cm.)
Painted in 1975
Elke I
signed and dated ‘G. Baselitz 1975' (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Elke 1 G baselitz 1975 Derneburg' (on the overlap); signed, titled, inscribed and dated '1975 Derneburg G Baselitz Elke 1' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
63 3/4 x 51 1/8in. (162 x 130cm.)
Painted in 1975
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Elke I by Georg Baselitz was auctioned at Christies in London in February this year. The price achieved of GBP 3,042,000.00 (€ 3,469,808.15) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,500,000.00 – 3,500,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Georg Baselitz - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Dresdner Frauen – Besuch aus Prag [Women of Dresden – Visit from Prague|AID712205], which sold at auction in May last year for USD 11,240,000.00 (€ 10,474,326.72).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Elke I von Georg Baselitz kam im Februar diesen Jahres bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 3.042.000,00 (€ 3.469.808,15) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.500.000,00 – 3.500.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Georg Baselitz mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Dresdner Frauen – Besuch aus Prag [Women of Dresden – Visit from Prague|AID712205] beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für USD 11.240.000,00 (€ 10.474.326,72) versteigert wurde.