Neil Jenney
Threat and Sanctuary
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 965.000 USD
Price realised: 965.000 USD
Description
signed twice 'JENNEY—Neil Jenney' (on the reverse of the frame); signed twice again and dated 'JENNEY—Neil Jenney—1969' (on the stretcher bar)
acrylic and graphite on canvas in artist's frame
61 3/4 x 122 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (310.5 x 156.8 x 9.5 cm.)
Painted in 1969.
The artist, New York | Waqas Wajahat, New York
acrylic and graphite on canvas in artist's frame
61 3/4 x 122 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (310.5 x 156.8 x 9.5 cm.)
Painted in 1969.
The artist, New York | Waqas Wajahat, New York
A top price for Neil Jenney
This artwork by Neil Jenney achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2016. In the Bound to Fail auction, the work Threat and Sanctuary sold for USD 965,000.00 (€ 866,636.73) - well above the upper estimate of USD 500,000.00. This high result makes Threat and Sanctuary the most expensive artwork by Neil Jenney that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Neil Jenney
Dieses Kunstwerk von Neil Jenney erzielte im Mai 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Bound to Fail wurde die Arbeit Threat and Sanctuary für USD 965.000,00 (€ 866.636,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Threat and Sanctuary zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Neil Jenney, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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