Sean Scully
Song
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 2.046.500 USD
Price realised: 2.046.500 USD
Description
Drawn Together: The Collection of Marcia and Stanley Gumberg, featuring Modern Masterworks on Paper
Sean Scully
b. 1945
Song
signed Sean Scully, titled Song and dated 7.85 (on the reverse); titled Song (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas, in three parts
90 by 110 by 11 ¼ in.
228.6 by 279.4 by 28.6 cm.
Executed in 1985. -----------------------------------------------------
Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf | Acquired from the above in October 1985 by the present owner
Sean Scully
b. 1945
Song
signed Sean Scully, titled Song and dated 7.85 (on the reverse); titled Song (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas, in three parts
90 by 110 by 11 ¼ in.
228.6 by 279.4 by 28.6 cm.
Executed in 1985. -----------------------------------------------------
Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf | Acquired from the above in October 1985 by the present owner
A top price for Sean Scully
The work Song by Sean Scully was sold in the Contemporary Evening Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in May last year. It achieved a price of USD 2,046,500.00 (€ 1,907,091.60), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 71%. This high result makes Song the most expensive artwork by Sean Scully that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sean Scully
Die Arbeit Song von Sean Scully wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion Contemporary Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.046.500,00 (€ 1.907.091,60) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 71%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Song zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sean Scully, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sean Scully - Auction history
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