Morris Louis
Number 1-60
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 606
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 606
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 615.000 USD
Price realised: 615.000 USD
Description
Magna on canvas
80 ½ x 10 ½ in. (204.5 x 26.7 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Richard Himmel, Winnetka, Illinois, 1964 | Anon. sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 4 May 1973, lot 160 | André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980
80 ½ x 10 ½ in. (204.5 x 26.7 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Richard Himmel, Winnetka, Illinois, 1964 | Anon. sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 4 May 1973, lot 160 | André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Number 1-60 by Morris Louis was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2019. It achieved a price of USD 615,000.00 (€ 558,126.87), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 23%. Admittedly, works by Morris Louis have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Floral V in November last year with an auction result of USD 5,580,000.00 (€ 5,405,405.41).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Number 1-60 von Morris Louis kam im November 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 615.000,00 (€ 558.126,87) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 23%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Morris Louis auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Floral V im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.580.000,00 (€ 5.405.405,41).
Morris Louis - Auction history
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