Barnett Newman
The Moment, from Four on Plexiglas
Found at
Bonhams,
Paris
Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples, Lot 274
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2023
Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples, Lot 274
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Barnett Newman (1905-1970)
The Moment, from Four on Plexiglas (Barnett Newman Foundation 227, Dieter Schwarz 1966.0IB), 1966
Screenprint in colors on Plexiglas backed with ragboard and mounted to wood support, incised with signature, dated, and numbered 13/125 (there were also 16 artist's proofs lettered A-P), published/printed by Multiples Inc./Knickerbocker Machine and Foundry Inc., New York, the full sheet.
48 7/8 x 5 x 1in (124.1 x 12.7 x 2.5cm)
The Moment, from Four on Plexiglas (Barnett Newman Foundation 227, Dieter Schwarz 1966.0IB), 1966
Screenprint in colors on Plexiglas backed with ragboard and mounted to wood support, incised with signature, dated, and numbered 13/125 (there were also 16 artist's proofs lettered A-P), published/printed by Multiples Inc./Knickerbocker Machine and Foundry Inc., New York, the full sheet.
48 7/8 x 5 x 1in (124.1 x 12.7 x 2.5cm)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Moment, from Four on Plexiglas by Barnett Newman was auctioned at Bonhams in Paris in October this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 6,400.00 (€ 6,056.02). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Barnett Newman achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Black Fire I in May 2014 with an auction result of USD 84,165,000.00 (€ 61,704,545.45).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Moment, from Four on Plexiglas von Barnett Newman im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Paris versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 6.400,00 (€ 6.056,02) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Barnett Newman erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Black Fire I im Mai 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 84.165.000,00 (€ 61.704.545,45).
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