David Hammons
Untitled (Body Print)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 806
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 806
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 879.000 USD
Price realised: 879.000 USD
Description
signed ‘Hammons’ (lower right)
grease and dry pigment on paperboard
26 x 19 in. (66 x 48.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1970.
Private collection, California | Acquired from the above by the present owner
grease and dry pigment on paperboard
26 x 19 in. (66 x 48.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1970.
Private collection, California | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 47 %.
In May 2019 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, which included the work Untitled (Body Print) by David Hammons. The »bidding war« ended at USD 879,000.00 (€ 788,411.52), 47% above the upper estimate. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 47 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session durch, in der auch die Arbeit Untitled (Body Print) von David Hammons zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 879.000,00 (€ 788.411,52) und damit 47% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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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