Lee Jaffe
Samosa And Sandino: A Double Portrait
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, Lot 40
18. Jul - 18. Jul 2019
Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, Lot 40
18. Jul - 18. Jul 2019
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 1.625 USD
Price realised: 1.625 USD
Description
LEE JAFFE
b.1950
SAMOSA AND SANDINO: A DOUBLE PORTRAIT
[IN 3 PARTS]
i. found corrugated metal sheet, oil, gold leaf and glitter on wood
ii. oil and foil on canvas and wood
iii. oil and foil on found corrugated metal sheet and wood
i. & iii. 96 by 53 in. (244 by 134.5 cm.)
ii. 96 by 54 in. (244 by 137.1cm.) Executed in 1983.
Gagosian Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in August 1986
b.1950
SAMOSA AND SANDINO: A DOUBLE PORTRAIT
[IN 3 PARTS]
i. found corrugated metal sheet, oil, gold leaf and glitter on wood
ii. oil and foil on canvas and wood
iii. oil and foil on found corrugated metal sheet and wood
i. & iii. 96 by 53 in. (244 by 134.5 cm.)
ii. 96 by 54 in. (244 by 137.1cm.) Executed in 1983.
Gagosian Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in August 1986
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Samosa And Sandino: A Double Portrait by Lee Jaffe was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2019. It achieved a price of USD 1,625.00 (€ 1,460.02), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lee Jaffe - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled (Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bullet Train 3); Untitled (Jean-Michel St. Moritz); & Untitled (Jean-Michel Basquiat, Working 1), which sold at auction in March 2017 for HKD 43,750.00 (€ 5,263.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Samosa And Sandino: A Double Portrait von Lee Jaffe kam im Juli 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.625,00 (€ 1.460,02) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Für andere Arbeiten von Lee Jaffe mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled (Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bullet Train 3); Untitled (Jean-Michel St. Moritz); & Untitled (Jean-Michel Basquiat, Working 1) beobachtet, die im März 2017 für HKD 43.750,00 (€ 5.263,25) versteigert wurde.
Lee Jaffe - Auction history
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