John Currin
Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk"
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 25.200 USD
Price realised: 25.200 USD
Description
Property from the Estate of Allan Hunter Jr.
John Currin
b.1962
Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk"
titled and dated 95 on the reverse; signed on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame
ink and graphite on paper
Sheet: 13⅛ by 10⅛ in. (33.3 by 25.7 cm.)
Framed: 19¼ by 16¼ in. (48.9 by 41.3 cm.)
Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above by the present owner
John Currin
b.1962
Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk"
titled and dated 95 on the reverse; signed on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame
ink and graphite on paper
Sheet: 13⅛ by 10⅛ in. (33.3 by 25.7 cm.)
Framed: 19¼ by 16¼ in. (48.9 by 41.3 cm.)
Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Currin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. In the Contemporary Art auction, the work Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk" sold for USD 25,200.00 (€ 21,459.59) - well above the upper estimate of USD 9,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Currin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Nice 'n Easy in November 2016 with an auction result of USD 12,007,500.00 (€ 11,351,389.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Currin erzielte im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Study for "Entertaining Mr. Acker Bilk" für USD 25.200,00 (€ 21.459,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 9.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Currin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Nice 'n Easy im November 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.007.500,00 (€ 11.351.389,68).
John Currin - Auction history
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