Miguel Covarrubias
Mujer Sentada Con Flores
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, Lot 40
29. Jun - 29. Jun 2020
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, Lot 40
29. Jun - 29. Jun 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate
MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS
1904 - 1957
MUJER SENTADA CON FLORES
Signed Covarrubias (lower left)
Oil on canvas
29½ by 24 in. (75 by 61 cm)
Framed: 35¾ by 30 in. (90.8 by 76.2 cm)
Painted circa 1935.
Galería Central de Arte, Mexico City | Private Collection (acquired from the above in May 1966) | Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, May 26, 2010, lot 5) | Acquired at the above sale
MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS
1904 - 1957
MUJER SENTADA CON FLORES
Signed Covarrubias (lower left)
Oil on canvas
29½ by 24 in. (75 by 61 cm)
Framed: 35¾ by 30 in. (90.8 by 76.2 cm)
Painted circa 1935.
Galería Central de Arte, Mexico City | Private Collection (acquired from the above in May 1966) | Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, May 26, 2010, lot 5) | Acquired at the above sale
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Mujer Sentada Con Flores by Miguel Covarrubias was sold in the Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale auction at Sothebys in New York in June 2020. The result of USD 100,000.00 (€ 89,039.27) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. Admittedly, works by Miguel Covarrubias have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work In Preparation Of A Balinese Ceremony in October 2014 with an auction result of HKD 8,440,000.00 (€ 868,922.59).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Mujer Sentada Con Flores von Miguel Covarrubias wurde im Juni 2020 in der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 89.039,27) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Miguel Covarrubias auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit In Preparation Of A Balinese Ceremony im Oktober 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 8.440.000,00 (€ 868.922,59).
Miguel Covarrubias - Auction history
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