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Josef Albers
Homage to the Square
Found at
Christies,
New York
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, Lot 15 C
17. May - 17. May 2023
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, Lot 15 C
17. May - 17. May 2023
Estimate: 2.500.000 - 3.500.000 USD
Price realised: 2.954.000 USD
Price realised: 2.954.000 USD
Description
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A71' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
Homage to the Square
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A71' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
A top price for Josef Albers - as previously expected
In May this year Christies in New York held the auction A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, which included the work Homage to the Square by Josef Albers. The price achieved of USD 2,954,000.00 (€ 2,772,667.54) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,500,000.00 – 3,500,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Homage to the Square is the most expensive artwork by Josef Albers that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I durch, in der auch die Arbeit Homage to the Square von Josef Albers zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.954.000,00 (€ 2.772.667,54) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.500.000,00 – 3.500.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Homage to the Square das teuerste Kunstwerk von Josef Albers, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.