Franz Liszt bust
24 February 2018
Description

Hand crafted piece made in 1975-1976. Made from clay. It weighs roughly 100 KG and has dimensions of about 80 cm x 80 cm x 90 cm.

Provenance

One of my Grandfathers artwork. The artist name is Tarpay Auer Ferenc who was born on 1902 and became a teacher and sculptor. Presently his sculpture resides in the Hungarian Opera House from Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Answered within 5 minutes
By Nora Curl
Feb 24, 22:16 UTC
Fair Market Value
$5,000 - $7,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

This is a substantially sized bust Franz Liszt (1811-1886) that is an interpreted representation of the composer done in clay by an unlisted artist, Tarpay Auer Ferenc (b. 1902). The bust is done in the Italian Futurist style that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, however this is a revival of the style and the bust was completed around 1976. This is in a museum currently. The estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail 'asking prices' can be higher and vary.

Nora curl Feb 24, 22:16 UTC

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