Cheyney Thompson
Chronochrome II
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Session I, Lot 127
12. May - 12. May 2015
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Session I, Lot 127
12. May - 12. May 2015
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 317.000 USD
Price realised: 317.000 USD
Description
signed and dated '2 Cheyney Thompson 2009' (on the overlap)
oil on canvas
55 x 92 in. (139.7 x 233.6 cm.)
Painted in 2009.
Galerie Buchholz, Cologne | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil on canvas
55 x 92 in. (139.7 x 233.6 cm.)
Painted in 2009.
Galerie Buchholz, Cologne | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Cheyney Thompson
The work Chronochrome II by Cheyney Thompson was worth USD 317,000.00 (€ 288,339.09) to a buyer in May 2015. This price was achieved in the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Session I at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 70,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Chronochrome II the most expensive artwork by Cheyney Thompson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cheyney Thompson
Die Arbeit Chronochrome II von Cheyney Thompson war einem Käufer im Mai 2015 USD 317.000,00 (€ 288.339,09) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Session I bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Chronochrome II zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cheyney Thompson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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