Herbert Bayer
Shadow Over Cone
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Works on Paper Sale, Lot 414
14. May - 14. May 2021
Impressionist & Modern Art Works on Paper Sale, Lot 414
14. May - 14. May 2021
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Description
Herbert Bayer (1900-1985)
signed 'herbert bayer' (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink and pencil on paper
15 ¾ x 12 ½ in. (40.1 x 31.7 cm.)
Painted in 1933-1934
Joella Bayer, California (wife of the artist). | Private collection, Seattle. | Ronnie Meyerson, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002.
signed 'herbert bayer' (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink and pencil on paper
15 ¾ x 12 ½ in. (40.1 x 31.7 cm.)
Painted in 1933-1934
Joella Bayer, California (wife of the artist). | Private collection, Seattle. | Ronnie Meyerson, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Herbert Bayer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2021. In the Impressionist & Modern Art Works on Paper Sale auction, the work Shadow Over Cone sold for USD 35,000.00 (€ 28,702.64) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Herbert Bayer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Mirage In The Mountains in July 2020 with an auction result of GBP 125,000.00 (€ 139,427.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Herbert Bayer erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Works on Paper Sale wurde die Arbeit Shadow Over Cone für USD 35.000,00 (€ 28.702,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Herbert Bayer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Mirage In The Mountains im Juli 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 125.000,00 (€ 139.427,98).
Herbert Bayer - Auction history
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