Wolfgang Paalen
Composition
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.755 GBP
Price realised: 10.755 GBP
Description
Wolfgang Paalen (1907-1959)
Composition
signed and dated 'Paalen 34' (on the reverse)
oil and black pen on canvas mounted on cork board with the artist's frame
13 1/8 x 20 7/8 in. (33.2 x 53 cm.) including frame
Painted in 1934
Composition
signed and dated 'Paalen 34' (on the reverse)
oil and black pen on canvas mounted on cork board with the artist's frame
13 1/8 x 20 7/8 in. (33.2 x 53 cm.) including frame
Painted in 1934
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
In February 2004 Christies in London held the auction The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, which included the work Composition by Wolfgang Paalen. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 10,755.00 (€ 16,057.72), 34% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Wolfgang Paalen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work „Avertissement I (Peinture)“. in July 2020 with an auction result of EUR 387,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Im Februar 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Composition von Wolfgang Paalen zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 10.755,00 (€ 16.057,72) und damit 34% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Wolfgang Paalen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit „Avertissement I (Peinture)“. im Juli 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 387.500,00.
Wolfgang Paalen - Auction history
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