Martin Puryear
Sharp and Flat
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 30 C
15.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 30 C
15.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 672.500 USD
Price realised: 672.500 USD
Description
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64 1/2 x 80 x 30 in. (163.8 x 203.2 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
David McKee Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988
64 1/2 x 80 x 30 in. (163.8 x 203.2 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
David McKee Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988
Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.
This artwork by Martin Puryear achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2018. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction, the work Sharp and Flat sold for USD 672,500.00 (€ 593,923.87) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Martin Puryear - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in May 2014 for USD 1,805,000.00 (€ 1,323,313.78).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 92 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Martin Puryear erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Sharp and Flat für USD 672.500,00 (€ 593.923,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Martin Puryear mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im Mai 2014 für USD 1.805.000,00 (€ 1.323.313,78) versteigert wurde.
Martin Puryear - Auction history
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