David Hammons
Untitled (Basketball Drawing)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 46 B
15.Nov - 15.Nov.2017
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 46 B
15.Nov - 15.Nov.2017
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.272.500 USD
Price realised: 1.272.500 USD
Description
signed 'Hammons' (on the reverse)
graphite and dirt on paper in wooden frame, with suitcase
framed drawing: 117 x 49 in. (297.1 x 124.4 cm.)
suitcase: 13 3/8 x 18 x 6 1/2 in. (34 x 45.7 x 16.5 cm.)
Executed in 2003.
L & M Arts, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008
graphite and dirt on paper in wooden frame, with suitcase
framed drawing: 117 x 49 in. (297.1 x 124.4 cm.)
suitcase: 13 3/8 x 18 x 6 1/2 in. (34 x 45.7 x 16.5 cm.)
Executed in 2003.
L & M Arts, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Basketball Drawing) by David Hammons was sold in the Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in November 2017. The price achieved of USD 1,272,500.00 (€ 1,069,507.48) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 1,000,000.00 – 1,500,000.00. Admittedly, works by David Hammons have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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
Die Arbeit Untitled (Basketball Drawing) von David Hammons wurde im November 2017 in der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 1.272.500,00 (€ 1.069.507,48) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 1.000.000,00 – 1.500.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von David Hammons auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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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