Robert Michel's Record Sale
3 min read · 09 Oct 2024
das i, a, á - bildchen. Image courtesy of Christie's
Robert Michel, das i, a, á - bildchen (1920) sold for $69,200 (GBP52,900), more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 9. The gouache and pen and wash and India and coloured inks, heightened with white, on paper laid down on the artist’s mount work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $440, a 0% rise.
Anti-stilleben: "Gebruder Montgolfier" Gennant (Anti-still Life Called "The Montgolfier Brothers"). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Anti-stilleben: "Gebruder Montgolfier" Gennant (Anti-still Life Called "The Montgolfier Brothers") (1922), which sold for $68,800 at Sotheby's on November 07, 2013. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-10-09 | das i, a, á - bildchen | $69,200 | 1 % | Christie's | London |
2013-11-07 | Anti-stilleben: "Gebruder Montgolfier" Gennant (Anti-still Life Called "The Montgolfier Brothers") | $68,800 | 32 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2004-06-24 | Herr-As-Sesor-im-Bad | $52,000 | 23 % | Christie's | London |
2002-12-07 | Clocks | $42,300 | 1 % | Hauswedell & Nolte | Hamburg |
1990-11-28 | Composition E 8 | $41,800 | - | Karl & Faber | Munich |
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