Cy Twombly
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale, Lot 34 A
9. May - 9. May 2022
The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale, Lot 34 A
9. May - 9. May 2022
Estimate: 10.000.000 - 15.000.000 USD
Price realised: 21.000.000 USD
Price realised: 21.000.000 USD
Description
CY TWOMBLY (1928-2011)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Cy Twombly 1955' (on the reverse)
oil-based house paint, wax crayon, colored pencil and lead pencil on canvas
50 x 57 7⁄8 in. (127 x 147 cm.)
Executed in 1955.
Untitled
signed and dated 'Cy Twombly 1955' (on the reverse)
oil-based house paint, wax crayon, colored pencil and lead pencil on canvas
50 x 57 7⁄8 in. (127 x 147 cm.)
Executed in 1955.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.
In May last year Christies in New York held the auction The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale, which included this untitled work by Cy Twombly. The »bidding war« ended at USD 21,000,000.00 (€ 19,569,471.62), 40% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Cy Twombly - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled (New York City), which sold at auction in November 2015 for USD 70,530,000.00 (€ 66,777,125.54).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 40 % übertroffen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Cy Twombly zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 21.000.000,00 (€ 19.569.471,62) und damit 40% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Cy Twombly mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled (New York City) beobachtet, die im November 2015 für USD 70.530.000,00 (€ 66.777.125,54) versteigert wurde.
Cy Twombly - Auction history
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