George Rickey
Unstable Rhombus and Square
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 30.240 USD
Price realised: 30.240 USD
Description
George Rickey
1907 - 2002
Unstable Rhombus and Square
incised with the artist's signature Rickey, dated 1981-89 and numbered 2/3 (on the base)
stainless steel
Height: 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
Executed in 1981-89; this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1989
1907 - 2002
Unstable Rhombus and Square
incised with the artist's signature Rickey, dated 1981-89 and numbered 2/3 (on the base)
stainless steel
Height: 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
Executed in 1981-89; this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1989
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Unstable Rhombus and Square by George Rickey was sold in the Contemporary Discoveries auction at Sothebys in New York in July last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 30,240.00 (€ 29,641.25) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Rickey achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work One Fixed Four Jointed Lines in May 2019 with an auction result of USD 519,000.00 (€ 465,512.60).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Unstable Rhombus and Square von George Rickey wurde im Juli letzten Jahres in der Auktion Contemporary Discoveries bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 30.240,00 (€ 29.641,25) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Rickey erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit One Fixed Four Jointed Lines im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 519.000,00 (€ 465.512,60).
George Rickey - Auction history
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