Alfred Jensen
New York's Magic Up and Down
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated 'alfred jensen 1959. Title: "New York's Magic Up and Down"' (lower edge)
oil and wax crayon on paper laid down on canvas
29 ¼ x 20 7/8 in. (74.2 x 53 cm.)
Executed in 1959.
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil and wax crayon on paper laid down on canvas
29 ¼ x 20 7/8 in. (74.2 x 53 cm.)
Executed in 1959.
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work New York's Magic Up and Down by Alfred Jensen was sold in the Post-War to Present auction at Christies in New York in February 2019. The »bidding war« ended at USD 47,500.00 (€ 41,743.56), 58% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Alfred Jensen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Heaven; Per I and II in September 2013 with an auction result of USD 477,750.00 (€ 352,973.77).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit New York's Magic Up and Down von Alfred Jensen wurde im Februar 2019 in der Auktion Post-War to Present bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 47.500,00 (€ 41.743,56) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alfred Jensen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Heaven; Per I and II im September 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 477.750,00 (€ 352.973,77).
Alfred Jensen - Auction history
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