Robert Crumb
The Adventures of 'Wichita' the Rat Dancer
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 459
11. May - 11. May 2016
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 459
11. May - 11. May 2016
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Description
signed and dated '©1988 by R. Crumb' (lower edge of the first element)
seven elements--ink, graphite, printed paper collage and correction fluid on paper
each: 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.5 cm.)
Executed in 1988.
Private collection, New York | Gift from the above to the present owner
seven elements--ink, graphite, printed paper collage and correction fluid on paper
each: 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.5 cm.)
Executed in 1988.
Private collection, New York | Gift from the above to the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Adventures of 'Wichita' the Rat Dancer by Robert Crumb was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 18,750.00 (€ 16,838.80). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Crumb achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Vulture Goddess in November 2014 with an auction result of USD 221,000.00 (€ 177,681.30).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Adventures of 'Wichita' the Rat Dancer von Robert Crumb im Mai 2016 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 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 18.750,00 (€ 16.838,80) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Crumb erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Vulture Goddess im November 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 221.000,00 (€ 177.681,30).
Robert Crumb - Auction history
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