Max Kalish

Man Power

Found at Christies, New York
American Art, Lot 12
22.Sep - 22.Sep.2015
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
inscribed and dated 'M•KALISH/1930' and stamped 'MERONI RADICE CIRE PERDUE PARIS' (along the base)
bronze with dark greenish-brown patina
16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high with a 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high black marble base
Modeled in 1930.
Private collection, New Jersey. | By descent to the present owner, 1971.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.

The work Man Power by Max Kalish was sold in the American Art auction at Christies in New York in September 2015. It achieved a price of USD 27,500.00 (€ 24,637.16), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Max Kalish; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 'Steelworker' sold at auction in September 2010 with the realized price of USD 50,000.00 (€ 36,762.00).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Man Power von Max Kalish wurde im September 2015 in der Auktion American Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 27.500,00 (€ 24.637,16) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Max Kalish; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit 'Steelworker' im September 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 36.762,00).

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