Maurits Cornelis Escher
Waterfall (B. 439)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Prints and Multiples, Lot 203
1. May - 2. May 2007
Prints and Multiples, Lot 203
1. May - 2. May 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER
Waterfall (B. 439)
lithograph, 1961, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 59/70, with full margins, pale light- and mat staining, minor surface soiling, pale scattered foxing, soft rippling, old hinge remains in places at the reverse of the upper margin edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 14 7/8 x 11¾ in. (377 x 297 mm.)
S. 21 x 17 3/8 in. (533 x 441 mm.)
Waterfall (B. 439)
lithograph, 1961, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 59/70, with full margins, pale light- and mat staining, minor surface soiling, pale scattered foxing, soft rippling, old hinge remains in places at the reverse of the upper margin edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 14 7/8 x 11¾ in. (377 x 297 mm.)
S. 21 x 17 3/8 in. (533 x 441 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Waterfall (B. 439) by Maurits Cornelis Escher was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 28,800.00 (€ 21,407.86). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Maurits Cornelis Escher achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Reptiles (Bool 327) in April last year with an auction result of USD 756,000.00 (€ 717,471.77).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Waterfall (B. 439) von Maurits Cornelis Escher im Mai 2007 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 30.000,00 – 40.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 28.800,00 (€ 21.407,86) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Maurits Cornelis Escher erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Reptiles (Bool 327) im April letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 756.000,00 (€ 717.471,77).
Maurits Cornelis Escher - Auction history
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