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Sam Francis
Black
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Description
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Black
signed Sam Francis and dated Paris 1950 (on the verso)
gouache and watercolor on paper
7¾ by 5½ in.
19.7 by 14 cm.
Executed in 1950.
Betty Freeman, Los Angeles (acquired as a gift from the artist) | Christie’s New York, 14 May 2009, lot 105 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1923 - 1994
Black
signed Sam Francis and dated Paris 1950 (on the verso)
gouache and watercolor on paper
7¾ by 5½ in.
19.7 by 14 cm.
Executed in 1950.
Betty Freeman, Los Angeles (acquired as a gift from the artist) | Christie’s New York, 14 May 2009, lot 105 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Black by Sam Francis was sold in the Modern Day Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in May last year. The price achieved of USD 50,400.00 (€ 46,966.73) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Sam Francis achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Composition in Blue and Black in November last year with an auction result of USD 13,557,500.00 (€ 13,133,294.58).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Black von Sam Francis wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion Modern Day Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 50.400,00 (€ 46.966,73) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Sam Francis erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Composition in Blue and Black im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 13.557.500,00 (€ 13.133.294,58).