Alex Katz
Two prints by the artist
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 9.450 USD
Price realised: 9.450 USD
Description
ALEX KATZ (B. 1927)
Two prints by the artist
Including: Maria I, aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, 1992, signed in pencil, numbered 65/75 (there were also twelve artist's proofs), published by Chalk and Vermilion Fine Arts, Greenwich, Connecticut; together with Maria II, aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, 1992, signed in pencil, numbered 65/75 (there were also twelve artist's proofs), published by Chalk and Vermilion Fine Arts, Greenwich, Connecticut, each the full sheet, in very good condition, framed
Each Sheet: 17 x 21 3/4 in. (432 x 550 mm.)
Two prints by the artist
Including: Maria I, aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, 1992, signed in pencil, numbered 65/75 (there were also twelve artist's proofs), published by Chalk and Vermilion Fine Arts, Greenwich, Connecticut; together with Maria II, aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, 1992, signed in pencil, numbered 65/75 (there were also twelve artist's proofs), published by Chalk and Vermilion Fine Arts, Greenwich, Connecticut, each the full sheet, in very good condition, framed
Each Sheet: 17 x 21 3/4 in. (432 x 550 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
In April this year Christies in New York held the auction Prints and Multiples, which included the work Two prints by the artist by Alex Katz. The »bidding war« ended at USD 9,450.00 (€ 8,559.78), 35% 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 um 35 % übertroffen
Im April diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion Prints and Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Two prints by the artist von Alex Katz zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 9.450,00 (€ 8.559,78) und damit 35% 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).