Herman Rose

Orpheus, Homage To Poet Edward Field

Found at Sothebys, New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 32
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 5.292 USD
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Herman Rose
1909 - 2007
Orpheus, Homage to Poet Edward Field
signed Herman Rose (lower left); also titled twice ORPHEUS and HOMMAG [sic] (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
canvas: 51 by 61 inches (129.5 by 154.9 cm)
framed: 53 ½ by 65 ½ inches (135.9 by 166.4 cm)
Painted in 1962.
The artist | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above) | Gift to the present owner, 1966

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Herman Rose achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2021. In the Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II auction, the work Orpheus, Homage To Poet Edward Field sold for USD 5,292.00 (€ 4,399.00) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Herman Rose; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Flowers On A Chair sold at auction in April 2021 with the realized price of USD 8,190.00 (€ 6,807.98).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Herman Rose erzielte im April 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II wurde die Arbeit Orpheus, Homage To Poet Edward Field für USD 5.292,00 (€ 4.399,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Herman Rose; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Flowers On A Chair im April 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 8.190,00 (€ 6.807,98).

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