Sam Gilliam
Lady Day II
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 15 C
15.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 15 C
15.Nov - 15.Nov.2018
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Price realised: 2.172.500 USD
Price realised: 2.172.500 USD
Description
signed 'Sam Gilliam' (on the reverse); titled and dated 'Lady Day II July 21, 1971' (on the overlap); variously titled and inscribed 'Lady Day (Billie)' (on the stretcher)
acrylic on canvas
107 x 160 in. (271.8 x 406 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
Thelma Lenkin, Katherine L. Meier and Edward J. Lenkin | Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1992 | Their sale; Sloans & Kenyon, Bethesda, 21 September 2003, lot 1001 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
acrylic on canvas
107 x 160 in. (271.8 x 406 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
Thelma Lenkin, Katherine L. Meier and Edward J. Lenkin | Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1992 | Their sale; Sloans & Kenyon, Bethesda, 21 September 2003, lot 1001 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Sam Gilliam
The work Lady Day II by Sam Gilliam was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018. Here, the upper estimate of USD 2,000,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 2,172,500.00 (€ 1,918,661.13). With this result, Lady Day II is even the most expensive work of art by Sam Gilliam that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sam Gilliam
Die Arbeit Lady Day II von Sam Gilliam kam im November 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 2.000.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 2.172.500,00 (€ 1.918.661,13) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Lady Day II sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Sam Gilliam, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sam Gilliam - Auction history
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