Alejandro Puente
Untitled
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
Alejandro Puente
1933 - 2013
UNTITLED
oil on canvas in four parts, laid down on board
Each: 19 3/8 by 19 3/8 in. 49.2 by 49.2 cm.
Overall: 40 7/8 by 40 1/2 in. 103.8 by 102.9 cm.
Executed in 1969.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1970
1933 - 2013
UNTITLED
oil on canvas in four parts, laid down on board
Each: 19 3/8 by 19 3/8 in. 49.2 by 49.2 cm.
Overall: 40 7/8 by 40 1/2 in. 103.8 by 102.9 cm.
Executed in 1969.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1970
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Alejandro Puente achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2019. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work without title sold for USD 50,000.00 (€ 44,847.07) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Alejandro Puente; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Cuatro Estaciones sold at auction in November 2019 with the realized price of USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,392.23).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alejandro Puente erzielte im Mai 2019 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 50.000,00 (€ 44.847,07) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Alejandro Puente; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Cuatro Estaciones im November 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.392,23).
Alejandro Puente - Auction history
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