Sturtevant
Johns Painting With Two Balls
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th C. & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 3
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2019
20th C. & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 3
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2019
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 USD
Price realised: 680.000 USD
Price realised: 680.000 USD
Description
stenciled with artist's name and title and dated "PAINTING WITH TWO BALLS 1987 STURTEVANT" lower edge; further signed, titled and dated ““JOHNS PAINTING WITH TWO BALLS" e. sturtevant '87" on the reverse
encaustic and paper collage on 3 joined canvases with metal brackets and 2 balls
65 x 54 1/8 in. (165.1 x 137.5 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
Stefan Stux, New York | Bess Cutler Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1988
encaustic and paper collage on 3 joined canvases with metal brackets and 2 balls
65 x 54 1/8 in. (165.1 x 137.5 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
Stefan Stux, New York | Bess Cutler Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1988
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Johns Painting With Two Balls by Elaine Sturtevant was auctioned at Phillips in New York in November 2019. It changed hands for a price of USD 680,000.00 (€ 617,115.89) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 500,000.00 – 700,000.00. Admittedly, works by Elaine Sturtevant have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Warhol Diptych in May 2015 with an auction result of USD 5,093,000.00 (€ 4,632,526.83).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Johns Painting With Two Balls von Elaine Sturtevant kam im November 2019 bei Phillips in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 680.000,00 (€ 617.115,89) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 500.000,00 – 700.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Elaine Sturtevant auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Warhol Diptych im Mai 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.093.000,00 (€ 4.632.526,83).
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