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- Portage
Mark Tansey
Portage
Estimate: 1.800.000 - 2.500.000 USD
Price realised: 3.080.000 USD
Price realised: 3.080.000 USD
Description
Mark Tansey
B. 1949
PORTAGE
signed and dated '99; signed, titled, dated 1999 and variously inscribed on the reverse
oil on canvas
vertical: 56 by 48 in. 142.2 by 121.9 cm.; horizontal: 48 by 56 in. 121.9 by 142.2 cm.
Please note this work has four possible orientations according to the artist's intention.
Curt Marcus Gallery, New York | Private Collection, Chicago (acquired from the above in November 1999) | Thence by descent to the present owner
B. 1949
PORTAGE
signed and dated '99; signed, titled, dated 1999 and variously inscribed on the reverse
oil on canvas
vertical: 56 by 48 in. 142.2 by 121.9 cm.; horizontal: 48 by 56 in. 121.9 by 142.2 cm.
Please note this work has four possible orientations according to the artist's intention.
Curt Marcus Gallery, New York | Private Collection, Chicago (acquired from the above in November 1999) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Portage by Mark Tansey was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 3,080,000.00 (€ 2,762,579.60), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 23%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mark Tansey - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Source Of The Loue, which sold at auction in May 2018 for USD 7,453,600.00 (€ 6,386,975.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portage von Mark Tansey kam im Mai 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.080.000,00 (€ 2.762.579,60) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 23%. Für andere Arbeiten von Mark Tansey mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Source Of The Loue beobachtet, die im Mai 2018 für USD 7.453.600,00 (€ 6.386.975,15) versteigert wurde.