Gene Davis
Flamingo
Found at
Christies,
New York
first open Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 188
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2005
first open Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 188
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Gene Davis (1920-1985)
Flamingo
signed 'Gene Davis' (on the reverse); signed again, titled and dated 'Flamingo Gene Davis 1965' (on the overlap)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 93 in. (121.9 x 236.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
Flamingo
signed 'Gene Davis' (on the reverse); signed again, titled and dated 'Flamingo Gene Davis 1965' (on the overlap)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 93 in. (121.9 x 236.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Flamingo by Gene Davis was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 12,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 84,000.00 (€ 69,663.29). 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).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Flamingo von Gene Davis im September 2005 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 12.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 84.000,00 (€ 69.663,29) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. 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.
Gene Davis - Auction history
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