Lyonel Feininger
Three Figures and One Cat
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper, Lot 148
2. Nov - 2. Nov 2011
Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper, Lot 148
2. Nov - 2. Nov 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1958)
Three Figures and One Cat
signed 'Feininger' (lower right)
watercolor, pastel, gold paint and pen and black ink over pencil on paper
4¾ x 6¾ in. (12.1 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed circa 1954
Three Figures and One Cat
signed 'Feininger' (lower right)
watercolor, pastel, gold paint and pen and black ink over pencil on paper
4¾ x 6¾ in. (12.1 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed circa 1954
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by Lyonel Feininger achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2011. In the Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper auction, the work Three Figures and One Cat sold for USD 23,750.00 (€ 17,654.05) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lyonel Feininger erzielte im November 2011 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper wurde die Arbeit Three Figures and One Cat für USD 23.750,00 (€ 17.654,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. 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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