Lyonel Feininger
Die Stadt am Ende der Welt (The Town at the End of the World)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Prints and Multiples, Lot 206
20. Apr - 20. Apr 2023
Prints and Multiples, Lot 206
20. Apr - 20. Apr 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Die Stadt am Ende der Welt (The Town at the End of the World)
etching and drypoint in brown, on wove cream paper, 1910, signed and titled in pencil, from an edition of unknown size (MoMA cites an edition of possibly ten, there are four known proofs), with full margins, framed
Image: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (197 x 247 mm.)
Sheet: 13 x 17 1/2 in. (330 x 444 mm.)
Die Stadt am Ende der Welt (The Town at the End of the World)
etching and drypoint in brown, on wove cream paper, 1910, signed and titled in pencil, from an edition of unknown size (MoMA cites an edition of possibly ten, there are four known proofs), with full margins, framed
Image: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (197 x 247 mm.)
Sheet: 13 x 17 1/2 in. (330 x 444 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Die Stadt am Ende der Welt (The Town at the End of the World) by Lyonel Feininger was auctioned at Christies in New York in April this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 10,080.00 (€ 9,130.43). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lyonel Feininger achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Jesuiten Iii (Jesuits Iii) in May 2007 with an auction result of USD 23,280,000.00 (€ 17,304,690.40).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Die Stadt am Ende der Welt (The Town at the End of the World) von Lyonel Feininger im April diesen 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 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 10.080,00 (€ 9.130,43) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lyonel Feininger erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Jesuiten Iii (Jesuits Iii) im Mai 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 23.280.000,00 (€ 17.304.690,40).
Lyonel Feininger - Auction history
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