Al Taylor
Untitled (Wave Theory with Fish Floats)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine, Lot 34
27. May - 27. May 2021
The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine, Lot 34
27. May - 27. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Artist's Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine
Al Taylor
1948 - 1999
Untitled (Wave Theory with Fish Floats)
titled and dated June 98 on the reverse
pencil, graphite, ink & acrylic mica mortar on Chinese graph paper collaged to paper with glue
sheet: 33.5 by 43.8 cm 13 ¼ by 17 ¼ in
framed: 38.8 by 48.3 cm 15 ¼ by 19 in
The Estate of Al Taylor | The Collection of Tom Levine (acquired directly from the above in 2001)
Al Taylor
1948 - 1999
Untitled (Wave Theory with Fish Floats)
titled and dated June 98 on the reverse
pencil, graphite, ink & acrylic mica mortar on Chinese graph paper collaged to paper with glue
sheet: 33.5 by 43.8 cm 13 ¼ by 17 ¼ in
framed: 38.8 by 48.3 cm 15 ¼ by 19 in
The Estate of Al Taylor | The Collection of Tom Levine (acquired directly from the above in 2001)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Untitled (Wave Theory with Fish Floats) by Al Taylor was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,016.00 (€ 1,653.27). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Al Taylor achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Peabody Group, #9 - 1992 in October last year with an auction result of EUR 40,672.00.
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Wave Theory with Fish Floats) von Al Taylor im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.016,00 (€ 1.653,27) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Al Taylor erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Peabody Group, #9 - 1992 im Oktober letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 40.672,00.
Al Taylor - Auction history
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