Howard Finster
Dwight D. Eisenhower, #1,441, July 1979
Found at
Christies,
New York
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 494
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 494
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
inscribed and dated lower right BY HOWARD FINSTER JULY 1979; inscribed on back BY HOWARD FINSTER MAN OF VISIONS and including photocopy of 1944 photograph of the artist
oil paint on mirror with wood-burned frame
Including artist-made frame 25 7/8 x 17 ¾ in.
Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York
oil paint on mirror with wood-burned frame
Including artist-made frame 25 7/8 x 17 ¾ in.
Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
In January 2017 Christies in New York held the auction Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, which included the work Dwight D. Eisenhower, #1,441, July 1979 by Howard Finster. The »bidding war« ended at USD 6,875.00 (€ 6,369.28), 38% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Howard Finster have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Traveling Show: Presentation Piece Detailing the Life of Howard Finster, 1988 in January 2019 with an auction result of USD 43,750.00 (€ 38,196.26).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Im Januar 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Dwight D. Eisenhower, #1,441, July 1979 von Howard Finster zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 6.369,28) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Howard Finster auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Traveling Show: Presentation Piece Detailing the Life of Howard Finster, 1988 im Januar 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 38.196,26).
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