Howard Finster
200 Foot Tidal Wave, circa 1976
Found at
Christies,
New York
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 461
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 461
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Description
signed HOWARD 3-HRS lower right; inscribed on back 200 FOOT TITLE WAVE/ ONE WAY OF EXCAPE/ RAISE YOUR/ SHIP SET IT OVER THE/ TITLE WAVE
oil on found board with pieced frame of repurposed dowel scraps
Including artist-made frame 30 7/8 x 13 in.
oil on found board with pieced frame of repurposed dowel scraps
Including artist-made frame 30 7/8 x 13 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work 200 Foot Tidal Wave, circa 1976 by Howard Finster was sold in the Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art auction at Christies in New York in January 2017. The »bidding war« ended at USD 11,250.00 (€ 10,422.46), 41% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Howard Finster - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Traveling Show: Presentation Piece Detailing the Life of Howard Finster, 1988, which sold at auction in January 2019 for USD 43,750.00 (€ 38,196.26).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit 200 Foot Tidal Wave, circa 1976 von Howard Finster wurde im Januar 2017 in der Auktion Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 11.250,00 (€ 10.422,46) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Howard Finster mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Traveling Show: Presentation Piece Detailing the Life of Howard Finster, 1988 beobachtet, die im Januar 2019 für USD 43.750,00 (€ 38.196,26) versteigert wurde.
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