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Josef Albers
WLS - XIV from the series White Line Square (Series II)
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 2.168 USD
Price realised: 2.168 USD
Description
Josef Albers (American, 1888-1976)
WLS - XIV from the series White Line Square (Series II) (Danilowitz 172.6), 1966
Color screenprint on paper; monogrammed and dated 'JA'66' in pencil l.r., titled and numbered 'WLS - XIV 97-125' in pencil l.l.; printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, and with their blind stamp plus a copyright blind stamp, frame.
15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (40.0 x 40.0 cm)
A private Massachusetts collection.
WLS - XIV from the series White Line Square (Series II) (Danilowitz 172.6), 1966
Color screenprint on paper; monogrammed and dated 'JA'66' in pencil l.r., titled and numbered 'WLS - XIV 97-125' in pencil l.l.; printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, and with their blind stamp plus a copyright blind stamp, frame.
15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (40.0 x 40.0 cm)
A private Massachusetts collection.
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work WLS - XIV from the series White Line Square (Series II) by Josef Albers was auctioned at Bonhams in May this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 2,167.50 (€ 2,034.45). 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).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit WLS - XIV from the series White Line Square (Series II) von Josef Albers im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 2.167,50 (€ 2.034,45) mehr als viermal so hoch. 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).