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Lucian Freud
Large Head
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 17.000 USD
Price realised: 17.000 USD
Description
LUCIAN FREUD (1922-2011)
Large Head
etching, on Somerset Satin Textured paper, 1993, signed in pencil, numbered 'AP' (one of twelve artist's proofs, the edition was 40), published by Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, with full margins, in very good condition, framed
Image: 27 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. (698 x 546 mm.)
Sheet: 31 5/8 x 25 in. (803 x 635 mm.)
Large Head
etching, on Somerset Satin Textured paper, 1993, signed in pencil, numbered 'AP' (one of twelve artist's proofs, the edition was 40), published by Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, with full margins, in very good condition, framed
Image: 27 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. (698 x 546 mm.)
Sheet: 31 5/8 x 25 in. (803 x 635 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Large Head by Lucian Freud was auctioned at Christies in New York in October last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 17,000.00 (€ 17,112.95). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lucian Freud achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau) in November last year with an auction result of USD 86,265,000.00 (€ 83,565,823.89).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Large Head von Lucian Freud im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 17.000,00 (€ 17.112,95) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lucian Freud erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau) im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 86.265.000,00 (€ 83.565.823,89).