Al Held - Compass Rose

Al Held

Compass Rose

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 674
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'AL HELD 74' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
96 x 144 in. (243.8 x 365.8 cm.)
Painted in 1974.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the late owners
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A top price for Al Held

This artwork by Al Held achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2019. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session auction, the work Compass Rose sold for USD 312,500.00 (€ 283,601.05) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. This high result makes Compass Rose the most expensive artwork by Al Held that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Al Held

Dieses Kunstwerk von Al Held erzielte im November 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session wurde die Arbeit Compass Rose für USD 312.500,00 (€ 283.601,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Compass Rose zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Al Held, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

Al Held - Auction history

XX.XXX
Al Held - Pachinko
2024
Pachinko
Jan 2024
Bonhams, Skinner Boston (Online Auction)
XX.XXX
Al Held - Untitled
Untitled
May 2023
Christies, New York
XX.XXX
Al Held - Apus VII
Apus VII
May 2023
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XX.XXX
Al Held - S.F.
S.F.
Mar 2023
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XX.XXX
Al Held - Pachinko
Pachinko
Mar 2023
Christies, New York
XX.XXX
Al Held - Padua I
Padua I
Nov 2021
Phillips, New York Auction
XX.XXX
Al Held - 76 C-17
76 C-17
Oct 2021
Sothebys, New York

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