Betye Saar

Abcd Education

Found at Sothebys, New York
Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online, Lot 289
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2020
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 81.900 USD
Betye Saar
b. 1926
ABCD Education
signed, titled and dated 2001 on the reverse
photo and map collage, chalk, ruler and wooden blocks on chalkboard
13 3/4 by 17 1/2 in. 34.9 by 44.4 cm.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Betye Saar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2020. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online auction, the work Abcd Education sold for USD 81,900.00 (€ 68,547.04) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Betye Saar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Her Story in May this year with an auction result of USD 315,000.00 (€ 295,663.60).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Betye Saar erzielte im November 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online wurde die Arbeit Abcd Education für USD 81.900,00 (€ 68.547,04) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Betye Saar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Her Story im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 315.000,00 (€ 295.663,60).

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