Jean Fautrier
Pièges (Traps)
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century Evening Sale, Lot 12
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2021
20th Century Evening Sale, Lot 12
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jean Fautrier (1898-1964)
signed and dated 'Fautrier 46' (lower left)
mixed media on paper laid down on canvas
44 7/8 x 57 ½in. (114 x 146cm.)
Executed in 1946
Galerie Rive Droite, Paris. | Galerie René Drouin, Paris. | Carlo Frua de Angeli, Milan. | Galerie Beyeler, Basel. | Galerie Thomas Borgmann, Cologne. | Helge Achenbach Collection, Dusseldorf. | Gilbert Brownstone & Cie, Paris. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990.
signed and dated 'Fautrier 46' (lower left)
mixed media on paper laid down on canvas
44 7/8 x 57 ½in. (114 x 146cm.)
Executed in 1946
Galerie Rive Droite, Paris. | Galerie René Drouin, Paris. | Carlo Frua de Angeli, Milan. | Galerie Beyeler, Basel. | Galerie Thomas Borgmann, Cologne. | Helge Achenbach Collection, Dusseldorf. | Gilbert Brownstone & Cie, Paris. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1990.
A top price for Jean Fautrier
The work Pièges (Traps) by Jean Fautrier was worth GBP 4,522,500.00 (€ 5,312,772.50) to a buyer in March 2021. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century Evening Sale at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Pièges (Traps) the most expensive artwork by Jean Fautrier that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean Fautrier
Die Arbeit Pièges (Traps) von Jean Fautrier war einem Käufer im März 2021 GBP 4.522.500,00 (€ 5.312.772,50) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century Evening Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Pièges (Traps) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean Fautrier, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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