Clyfford Still
Ph-399
Estimate: 12.000.000 - 18.000.000 USD
Price realised: 24.296.900 USD
Price realised: 24.296.900 USD
Description
Clyfford Still
1904 - 1980
PH-399
signed twice and dated 1946; signed, dated 1946 twice, and numbered P-399 on the reverse
oil on canvas
53 3/4 by 44 3/4 in. 136.5 by 113.7 cm.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist in 1969) | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1970
1904 - 1980
PH-399
signed twice and dated 1946; signed, dated 1946 twice, and numbered P-399 on the reverse
oil on canvas
53 3/4 by 44 3/4 in. 136.5 by 113.7 cm.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist in 1969) | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1970
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35%
The work Ph-399 by Clyfford Still was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2019. It achieved a price of USD 24,296,900 (€ 22,050,005), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Clyfford Still - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work 1949-A-No . 1, which sold at auction in November 2011 for USD 61,682,500 (€ 45,850,368).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35% übertroffen
Die Arbeit Ph-399 von Clyfford Still kam im November 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 24.296.900 (€ 22.050.005) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Für andere Arbeiten von Clyfford Still mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit 1949-A-No . 1 beobachtet, die im November 2011 für USD 61.682.500 (€ 45.850.368) versteigert wurde.
Clyfford Still - Auction history
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