Thomas Downing
Position 12.15.74
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Expansive Color: American Post Painterly Abstraction, Lot 312
24. Sep - 1. Oct 2021
Expansive Color: American Post Painterly Abstraction, Lot 312
24. Sep - 1. Oct 2021
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 32.760 USD
Price realised: 32.760 USD
Description
Thomas Downing
1928 - 1985
Position 12.15.74
signed, titled and dated 12.15.74 on the reverse
oil on canvas
90⅛ by 35⅛ in. 230.2 by 90.5 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist in 1974
1928 - 1985
Position 12.15.74
signed, titled and dated 12.15.74 on the reverse
oil on canvas
90⅛ by 35⅛ in. 230.2 by 90.5 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist in 1974
Upper estimate price exceeded by 64 %.
The work Position 12.15.74 by Thomas Downing was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2021. It achieved a price of USD 32,760.00 (€ 28,358.73), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 64%. Admittedly, works by Thomas Downing have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Blue Tender in May 2019 with an auction result of USD 200,000.00 (€ 179,388.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 64 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Position 12.15.74 von Thomas Downing kam im Oktober 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 32.760,00 (€ 28.358,73) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 64%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Downing auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Blue Tender im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 200.000,00 (€ 179.388,29).
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