Josef Albers
DR-a
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 6.400 USD
Price realised: 6.400 USD
Description
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
DR-a (Danilowitz 180), 1968
Screenprint in colors on heavy board, initialed in pencil, titled, dated and numbered 46/100 (there were also 25 artist's proofs), with the blindstamp of the publisher, Denise René Editeur, Paris, printed by Atelier Arcay, Paris, with full margins, framed.
23 1/2 x 23 1/2in (59.7 x 59.7cm)
sheet 26 3/4 x 26 3/4in (67.9 x 67.9cm)
The Playboy Collection, Playboy Mansion, Holmby Hills, California.
DR-a (Danilowitz 180), 1968
Screenprint in colors on heavy board, initialed in pencil, titled, dated and numbered 46/100 (there were also 25 artist's proofs), with the blindstamp of the publisher, Denise René Editeur, Paris, printed by Atelier Arcay, Paris, with full margins, framed.
23 1/2 x 23 1/2in (59.7 x 59.7cm)
sheet 26 3/4 x 26 3/4in (67.9 x 67.9cm)
The Playboy Collection, Playboy Mansion, Holmby Hills, California.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November this year Bonhams held the auction Selections from The Playboy Collection, which included the work DR-a by Josef Albers. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 6,400.00 (€ 5,867.25) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Josef Albers achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Homage to the Square in May this year with an auction result of USD 2,954,000.00 (€ 2,772,667.54).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November diesen Jahres führte Bonhams die Auktion Selections from The Playboy Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit DR-a von Josef Albers zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 6.400,00 (€ 5.867,25) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Josef Albers erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Homage to the Square im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.954.000,00 (€ 2.772.667,54).
Josef Albers - Auction history
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