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Gene Davis
Black Staccato
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art, Lot 11
3. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art, Lot 11
3. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Description
GENE DAVIS (1920-1985)
Black Staccato
signed and titled 'Gene Davis Black Staccato' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
45 1 ⁄ 2 x 50 1 ⁄ 2 in. (115.6 x 128.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1965.
Black Staccato
signed and titled 'Gene Davis Black Staccato' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
45 1 ⁄ 2 x 50 1 ⁄ 2 in. (115.6 x 128.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1965.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Black Staccato by Gene Davis was sold in the First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art auction at Christies in New York in December 2021. It achieved a price of USD 93,750.00 (€ 82,832.66), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Gene Davis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Legato In Red, which sold at auction in September 2019 for USD 187,500.00 (€ 171,939.48).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Black Staccato von Gene Davis wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 93.750,00 (€ 82.832,66) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Für andere Arbeiten von Gene Davis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Legato In Red beobachtet, die im September 2019 für USD 187.500,00 (€ 171.939,48) versteigert wurde.