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- Josef Albers
- Homage to the Square, Soft Edge - Hard Edge (D. 165)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square, Soft Edge - Hard Edge (D. 165)
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 16.380 USD
Price realised: 16.380 USD
Description
1965
the complete set of 10 screenprints in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, the colors bright and fresh, each contained within paper folios with printed titles, with text by Albers, title page, and justification, all contained within the original black cloth-covered portfolio and smooth black card slipcase.
all I. 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
all S. 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm)
slipcase 18 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (46.4 x 45.1 x 3.2 cm)
Numbered '109' in black ink on the justification (the edition was 250, there was also a signed edition of 50), published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut (with their blindstamp).
the complete set of 10 screenprints in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, the colors bright and fresh, each contained within paper folios with printed titles, with text by Albers, title page, and justification, all contained within the original black cloth-covered portfolio and smooth black card slipcase.
all I. 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
all S. 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm)
slipcase 18 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (46.4 x 45.1 x 3.2 cm)
Numbered '109' in black ink on the justification (the edition was 250, there was also a signed edition of 50), published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut (with their blindstamp).
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October last year Phillips in New York held the auction Editions & Works on Paper, which included the work Homage to the Square, Soft Edge - Hard Edge (D. 165) by Josef Albers. The price achieved of USD 16,380.00 (€ 16,488.83) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. 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 Oktober letzten Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion Editions & Works on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit Homage to the Square, Soft Edge - Hard Edge (D. 165) von Josef Albers zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 16.380,00 (€ 16.488,83) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 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).