Olga De Amaral
Alquimia 81
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 162.500 USD
Price realised: 162.500 USD
Description
Olga de Amaral
B. 1932
ALQUIMIA 81
signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
gesso and gold leaf on linen
67 by 51 1/2 in. 170 by 131 cm.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1992) | Bonhams, New York, 15 November 2016, Lot 23 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
B. 1932
ALQUIMIA 81
signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
gesso and gold leaf on linen
67 by 51 1/2 in. 170 by 131 cm.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in 1992) | Bonhams, New York, 15 November 2016, Lot 23 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Alquimia 81 by Olga de Amaral was sold in the Contemporary Curated auction at Sothebys in New York in March 2019. It achieved a price of USD 162,500.00 (€ 144,727.47), 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 Olga de Amaral - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Cesta Lunar 50A, which sold at auction in November 2018 for USD 555,000.00 (€ 490,152.79).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Alquimia 81 von Olga de Amaral wurde im März 2019 in der Auktion Contemporary Curated bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 162.500,00 (€ 144.727,47) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Für andere Arbeiten von Olga de Amaral mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Cesta Lunar 50A beobachtet, die im November 2018 für USD 555.000,00 (€ 490.152,79) versteigert wurde.
Olga de Amaral - Auction history
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