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- Necropolis
Walton Ford
Necropolis
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 878
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 878
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 USD
Price realised: 615.000 USD
Price realised: 615.000 USD
Description
signed with the artist's initials 'W.F.' (lower right); titled 'Necropolis' (upper left)
watercolor, gouache, ink and graphite on paper
60 x 119 5/8 in. (152.4 x 303.8 cm.)
Executed in 1999.
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
watercolor, gouache, ink and graphite on paper
60 x 119 5/8 in. (152.4 x 303.8 cm.)
Executed in 1999.
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Necropolis by Walton Ford was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session auction at Christies in New York in November 2019. The price achieved of USD 615,000.00 (€ 558,126.87) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 500,000.00 – 700,000.00. Other works by Walton Ford have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2014 the work Bitter Gulfs was auctioned for USD 1,445,000.00 (€ 1,059,384.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Necropolis von Walton Ford wurde im November 2019 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 615.000,00 (€ 558.126,87) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 500.000,00 – 700.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Walton Ford konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2014 die Arbeit Bitter Gulfs für USD 1.445.000,00 (€ 1.059.384,16) versteigert.