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Josef Albers
Escape
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples, Lot 87
18. Apr - 19. Apr 2023
The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples, Lot 87
18. Apr - 19. Apr 2023
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 6.930 USD
Price realised: 6.930 USD
Description
JOSEF ALBERS (1888-1976)
Escape
drypoint, on Rives paper, 1942, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered 7/20 (there were also four artist's proofs), printed at Swan Press, Chicago, with margins, in very good condition
Image: 5 1/2 x 8 in. (140 x 203 mm.)
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (200 x 264 mm.)
Escape
drypoint, on Rives paper, 1942, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered 7/20 (there were also four artist's proofs), printed at Swan Press, Chicago, with margins, in very good condition
Image: 5 1/2 x 8 in. (140 x 203 mm.)
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (200 x 264 mm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April this year Christies in New York held the auction The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples, which included the work Escape by Josef Albers. The price achieved of USD 6,930.00 (€ 6,277.17) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. 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 April diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Escape von Josef Albers zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.930,00 (€ 6.277,17) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. 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).