John Cage
Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine, Lot 15
27. May - 27. May 2021
The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine, Lot 15
27. May - 27. May 2021
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 37.800 USD
Price realised: 37.800 USD
Description
The Artist's Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine
John Cage
1912 - 1992
Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2
signed, partially titled and dated 9/84
graphite on handmade japanese paper
sheet: 26 by 49 cm 10 ¼ by 19 ¼ in
framed: 30.5 by 53.4 cm 12 by 21 in
Sotheby's New York, Arcade Modern and Contemporary Paintings, 29 September 1994, Lot 465 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
John Cage
1912 - 1992
Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2
signed, partially titled and dated 9/84
graphite on handmade japanese paper
sheet: 26 by 49 cm 10 ¼ by 19 ¼ in
framed: 30.5 by 53.4 cm 12 by 21 in
Sotheby's New York, Arcade Modern and Contemporary Paintings, 29 September 1994, Lot 465 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by John Cage achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2021. In the The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine auction, the work Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2 sold for USD 37,800.00 (€ 30,998.85) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Cage - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The First Meeting of the Satie Society, which sold at auction in March 2011 for USD 116,500.00 (€ 82,140.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Cage erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine wurde die Arbeit Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2 für USD 37.800,00 (€ 30.998,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von John Cage mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The First Meeting of the Satie Society beobachtet, die im März 2011 für USD 116.500,00 (€ 82.140,59) versteigert wurde.
John Cage - Auction history
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