Jules Olitski
Blue Crazy
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 117
14. May - 14. May 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 117
14. May - 14. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jules Olitski (1922-2007)
signed, titled and dated 'Blue Crazy Jules Olitski 1963' (on the reverse)
Magna on canvas
80 x 78 in. (203.2 x 198.1 cm.)
Painted in 1963.
Private collection, Greece | By descent from the above to the present owner
signed, titled and dated 'Blue Crazy Jules Olitski 1963' (on the reverse)
Magna on canvas
80 x 78 in. (203.2 x 198.1 cm.)
Painted in 1963.
Private collection, Greece | By descent from the above to the present owner
A top price for Jules Olitski
The work Blue Crazy by Jules Olitski was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2021. It achieved a price of USD 774,000.00 (€ 634,738.40), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 29%. With this result, Blue Crazy is even the most expensive work of art by Jules Olitski that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jules Olitski
Die Arbeit Blue Crazy von Jules Olitski kam im Mai 2021 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 774.000,00 (€ 634.738,40) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 29%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Blue Crazy sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jules Olitski, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jules Olitski - Auction history
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