Alex Katz
Chance
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 69.300 USD
Price realised: 69.300 USD
Description
Alex Katz
b. 1927
Chance
Cutout in three panels from shaped powder-coated aluminum, printed in colors on both sides, 2016, incised with the artist's signature on the base and stamped 'AP 12/18' on the underside, an artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of 50, with the artist's copyright and publisher stamps on the underside, published by Lococo Fine Art, St. Louis, contained in the original foam lined cardboard box
overall approx.: 550 by 940 by 102 mm 21⅝ by 37 by 4 in
b. 1927
Chance
Cutout in three panels from shaped powder-coated aluminum, printed in colors on both sides, 2016, incised with the artist's signature on the base and stamped 'AP 12/18' on the underside, an artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of 50, with the artist's copyright and publisher stamps on the underside, published by Lococo Fine Art, St. Louis, contained in the original foam lined cardboard box
overall approx.: 550 by 940 by 102 mm 21⅝ by 37 by 4 in
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In April last year Sothebys in New York held the auction Prints & Multiples, which included the work Chance by Alex Katz. The »bidding war« ended at USD 69,300.00 (€ 65,768.25), 16% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alex Katz achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Blue Umbrella I in October 2019 with an auction result of GBP 3,375,000.00 (€ 3,914,757.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im April letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Chance von Alex Katz zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 69.300,00 (€ 65.768,25) und damit 16% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alex Katz erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Blue Umbrella I im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.375.000,00 (€ 3.914.757,96).