Alan Shields
Sign of the Devil (diptych)
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
Editions & Works on Paper, Lot 34
18. Apr - 20. Apr 2023
Editions & Works on Paper, Lot 34
18. Apr - 20. Apr 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
1972
Unique crochet square with hand-painting and beads, contained in the original quilted hand-painted fabric lined cardboard box.
crochet 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (41.9 x 41.9 cm)
box overall (open) 19 1/4 x 38 1/2 in. (48.9 x 97.8 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 'A 20/30' in red ink on the spine of the box (there was also an edition 30 lettered 'B'), published by Ariete Grafica, Milan.
Unique crochet square with hand-painting and beads, contained in the original quilted hand-painted fabric lined cardboard box.
crochet 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (41.9 x 41.9 cm)
box overall (open) 19 1/4 x 38 1/2 in. (48.9 x 97.8 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 'A 20/30' in red ink on the spine of the box (there was also an edition 30 lettered 'B'), published by Ariete Grafica, Milan.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Sign of the Devil (diptych) by Alan Shields was auctioned at Phillips in New York in April this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,000.00 – 2,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 953.00 (€ 863.22). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alan Shields achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work 3, 4, 5, 6 Preponderus Chool in September last year with an auction result of USD 37,800.00 (€ 38,638.45).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Sign of the Devil (diptych) von Alan Shields im April diesen Jahres bei Phillips in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.000,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 953,00 (€ 863,22) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alan Shields erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit 3, 4, 5, 6 Preponderus Chool im September letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 37.800,00 (€ 38.638,45).
Alan Shields - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
![Alexander Liberman - [Untitled]](/images/alexander-liberman_untitled_AID1108582_320x320.jpg)
