Georges Seurat
Casseur de pierres
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: 19th and 20th Century Art, Evening Sale, Lot 43
08.Mai - 08.Mai.2018
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: 19th and 20th Century Art, Evening Sale, Lot 43
08.Mai - 08.Mai.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
stamped with signature 'Seurat' (Lugt 2282a; lower right)
oil on cradled panel
6 ½ x 10 1/8 in. (16.7 x 25.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1882
Estate of the artist. | Jos Hessel, Paris. | M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 27 March 1929). | T. Edward Hanley, Bradford, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above, 3 March 1944 and until at least 1968). | Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York and The New Gallery (E.V. Thaw), New York. | Elinor Dorrance Ingersoll, New York (acquired from the above, 1971). | Private collection, Rhode Island. | Private collection, The Netherlands (1998); sale, Christie's, New York, 8 Novemb
oil on cradled panel
6 ½ x 10 1/8 in. (16.7 x 25.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1882
Estate of the artist. | Jos Hessel, Paris. | M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 27 March 1929). | T. Edward Hanley, Bradford, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above, 3 March 1944 and until at least 1968). | Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York and The New Gallery (E.V. Thaw), New York. | Elinor Dorrance Ingersoll, New York (acquired from the above, 1971). | Private collection, Rhode Island. | Private collection, The Netherlands (1998); sale, Christie's, New York, 8 Novemb
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Casseur de pierres by Georges Seurat was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500,000.00 – 2,000,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 732,500.00 (€ 627,677.81). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Georges Seurat achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version) in November last year with an auction result of USD 149,240,000.00 (€ 144,570,376.83).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Casseur de pierres von Georges Seurat im Mai 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500.000,00 – 2.000.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 732.500,00 (€ 627.677,81) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Georges Seurat erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version) im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 149.240.000,00 (€ 144.570.376,83).
Georges Seurat - Auction history
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