David Hammons
Close Your Eyes and See Black
Found at
Christies,
New York
Bound to Fail, Lot 37 A
8. May - 8. May 2016
Bound to Fail, Lot 37 A
8. May - 8. May 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'David Hammons 69' (lower right)
ink, graphite and body print on paperboard
39 1/2 x 27 5/8 in. (100.3 x 70.1 cm.)
Executed in 1969.
Private collection, Los Angeles, acquired directly from the artist | Jack Tilton Gallery, New York | Salon 94, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
ink, graphite and body print on paperboard
39 1/2 x 27 5/8 in. (100.3 x 70.1 cm.)
Executed in 1969.
Private collection, Los Angeles, acquired directly from the artist | Jack Tilton Gallery, New York | Salon 94, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2016 Christies in New York held the auction Bound to Fail, which included the work Close Your Eyes and See Black by David Hammons. It changed hands for a price of USD 437,000.00 (€ 392,456.22) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 350,000.00 – 450,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Hammons achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work without title in November 2013 with an auction result of USD 8,005,000.00 (€ 5,883,433.78).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2016 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Bound to Fail durch, in der auch die Arbeit Close Your Eyes and See Black von David Hammons zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 437.000,00 (€ 392.456,22) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 350.000,00 – 450.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Hammons erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ohne Titel im November 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 8.005.000,00 (€ 5.883.433,78).
David Hammons - Auction history
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