Auction Record Set For Kurt Seligmann

Auction Record Set For Kurt Seligmann

3 min read  ·  06 Jun 2024

Nocturne. Image courtesy of PIASA

Nocturne. Image courtesy of PIASA

Kurt Seligmann, Nocturne (1956) sold for $480,300, more than 11 times the low estimate at PIASA on June 5.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $139,000, a 40% rise.

The Alchemy of Painting. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The Alchemy of Painting. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by The Alchemy of Painting (1955), which sold for $341,400 at Sotheby's on March 15, 2023. The work had been traded twice in the past.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
2024-06-05
Nocturne
$480,300
41 %
PIASA
-
2023-03-15
The Alchemy of Painting
$341,400
31 %
Sotheby's
Paris
2015-02-03
Witches
$260,000
30 %
Sotheby's
London
2012-10-04
La Ronde (The Round Dance)
$200,500
88 %
Sotheby's
New York
2012-03-22
The vanity of the ancestor
$106,600
25 %
Artcurial
Paris
1993-11-03
Initiation
$85,000
28 %
Christie's
New York
1990-03-29
Promethee
$66,500
150 %
Loudmer
Paris
1989-11-29
Night festival
$26,600
-
Christie's
London

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