Alex Katz
Rackstraw and Pamela
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 2.470.000 USD
Price realised: 2.470.000 USD
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
Alex Katz
b. 1927
Rackstraw and Pamela
oil on canvas
77 ¾ by 90 ½ in.
197.5 by 229.9 cm.
Executed in 1976.
------------------------------------------------ 亞歷克斯・卡茨
Marlborough Gallery, New York | Prudential Insurance Company, New Jersey (acquired from the above in November 1979) | Charles Saatchi, London | Private Collection, New York | Galería Javier López, Madrid | Acquired by the present owner in May 2007 from the above
Alex Katz
b. 1927
Rackstraw and Pamela
oil on canvas
77 ¾ by 90 ½ in.
197.5 by 229.9 cm.
Executed in 1976.
------------------------------------------------ 亞歷克斯・卡茨
Marlborough Gallery, New York | Prudential Insurance Company, New Jersey (acquired from the above in November 1979) | Charles Saatchi, London | Private Collection, New York | Galería Javier López, Madrid | Acquired by the present owner in May 2007 from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May last year Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Evening Auction, which included the work Rackstraw and Pamela by Alex Katz. The price achieved of USD 2,470,000.00 (€ 2,301,742.61) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Other works by Alex Katz have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2019 the work Blue Umbrella I was auctioned for GBP 3,375,000.00 (€ 3,914,757.96).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Evening Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rackstraw and Pamela von Alex Katz zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.470.000,00 (€ 2.301.742,61) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Alex Katz konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2019 die Arbeit Blue Umbrella I für GBP 3.375.000,00 (€ 3.914.757,96) versteigert.
Alex Katz - Auction history
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