Francis Bacon
Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971
Estimate: 40.000.000 - 60.000.000 USD
Price realised: 46.284.500 USD
Price realised: 46.284.500 USD
Description
Property from a Private European Collector
Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971
signed Francis Bacon, titled and dated Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
78 by 58 ⅛ in.
198 by 147.5 cm.
Executed in 1971. ---------------------------------------------------
Marlborough Fine Art, Zürich | Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in February 1973) | Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971
signed Francis Bacon, titled and dated Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
78 by 58 ⅛ in.
198 by 147.5 cm.
Executed in 1971. ---------------------------------------------------
Marlborough Fine Art, Zürich | Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in February 1973) | Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 by Francis Bacon was sold in the Contemporary Evening Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in May last year. The price achieved of USD 46,284,500.00 (€ 43,131,581.40) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 40,000,000.00 – 60,000,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francis Bacon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Three Studies Of Lucian Freud, which sold at auction in November 2013 for USD 142,405,000.00 (€ 104,663,383.80).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 von Francis Bacon wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion Contemporary Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 46.284.500,00 (€ 43.131.581,40) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 40.000.000,00 – 60.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Francis Bacon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Three Studies Of Lucian Freud beobachtet, die im November 2013 für USD 142.405.000,00 (€ 104.663.383,80) versteigert wurde.
Francis Bacon - Auction history
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