Jack Whitten
Black Monolith, Vii Du Bois Legacy: For W.E. Burghardt
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 42
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2019
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 42
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jack Whitten
1939 - 2018
BLACK MONOLITH, VII DU BOIS LEGACY: FOR W.E. BURGHARDT
signed, titled, dated 2014, and variously inscribed on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
84 by 63 in. 213.4 by 160 cm.
Hauser & Wirth | Acquired by the present owner from the above
1939 - 2018
BLACK MONOLITH, VII DU BOIS LEGACY: FOR W.E. BURGHARDT
signed, titled, dated 2014, and variously inscribed on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
84 by 63 in. 213.4 by 160 cm.
Hauser & Wirth | Acquired by the present owner from the above
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Black Monolith, Vii Du Bois Legacy: For W.E. Burghardt by Jack Whitten was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2019. It achieved a price of USD 1,220,000.00 (€ 1,107,178.51), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 22%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jack Whitten - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Special Checking, which sold at auction in March 2019 for USD 2,660,000.00 (€ 2,369,077.31).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Black Monolith, Vii Du Bois Legacy: For W.E. Burghardt von Jack Whitten kam im November 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.220.000,00 (€ 1.107.178,51) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 22%. Für andere Arbeiten von Jack Whitten mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Special Checking beobachtet, die im März 2019 für USD 2.660.000,00 (€ 2.369.077,31) versteigert wurde.
Jack Whitten - Auction history
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