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- Torsions B.V. 9
Walter Leblanc
Torsions B.V. 9
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 143
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2019
20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 143
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2019
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated "Walter LeBlanc Torsions B.V. 9 1964." on the reverse
polyvinyl on stretcher mounted on Masonite, in artist’s frame
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (60 x 60 cm.)
Executed in 1964, this work is registered in the archives of the Fondation Walter & Nicole Leblanc, Brussels, under no. 628.
The Artist | La Biennale di Venezia | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1970
polyvinyl on stretcher mounted on Masonite, in artist’s frame
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (60 x 60 cm.)
Executed in 1964, this work is registered in the archives of the Fondation Walter & Nicole Leblanc, Brussels, under no. 628.
The Artist | La Biennale di Venezia | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1970
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Walter Leblanc achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in November 2019. In the 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session auction, the work Torsions B.V. 9 sold for USD 40,000.00 (€ 36,300.93) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Walter Leblanc have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Twisted Strings in October 2017 with an auction result of GBP 187,500.00 (€ 213,786.70).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Walter Leblanc erzielte im November 2019 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session wurde die Arbeit Torsions B.V. 9 für USD 40.000,00 (€ 36.300,93) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Walter Leblanc auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Twisted Strings im Oktober 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 187.500,00 (€ 213.786,70).