Larry Rivers
Umber Blues: Sonny and the Bed
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Christie's 100, Lot 36
28.Jan - 05.Feb.2020
Christie's 100, Lot 36
28.Jan - 05.Feb.2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed 'Rivers' (lower right)
graphite and color pencil on paper
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1987.
Galerie Thérèse Dion, Montreal | Acquired from the above by the present owner
graphite and color pencil on paper
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1987.
Galerie Thérèse Dion, Montreal | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Umber Blues: Sonny and the Bed by Larry Rivers was auctioned at Christies in New York in February 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 3,750.00 (€ 3,401.36). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Larry Rivers achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Africa I in May 2021 with an auction result of USD 2,077,000.00 (€ 1,703,296.70).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Umber Blues: Sonny and the Bed von Larry Rivers im Februar 2020 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 3.750,00 (€ 3.401,36) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Larry Rivers erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Africa I im Mai 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.077.000,00 (€ 1.703.296,70).
Larry Rivers - Auction history
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