Alfonso Ossorio
Heart'S Hope (Ship Of State)
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
Description
Collection of Sidney & Bernice Clyman
ALFONSO OSSORIO
1916 - 1990
HEART'S HOPE (SHIP OF STATE)
signed, titled and dated 1952 on the reverse
ink, crayon and watercolor on paper mounted to board
40 by 29¾ in. 101.6 by 75.6 cm.
framed: 48 by 38 in. 121.9 by 96.5 cm.
Collection of Edward Dragon, East Hampton (gift of the artist in December 1952) | Anthony Ralph Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1990
ALFONSO OSSORIO
1916 - 1990
HEART'S HOPE (SHIP OF STATE)
signed, titled and dated 1952 on the reverse
ink, crayon and watercolor on paper mounted to board
40 by 29¾ in. 101.6 by 75.6 cm.
framed: 48 by 38 in. 121.9 by 96.5 cm.
Collection of Edward Dragon, East Hampton (gift of the artist in December 1952) | Anthony Ralph Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1990
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Heart'S Hope (Ship Of State) by Alfonso Ossorio was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 60,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 200,000.00 (€ 178,078.53). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Alfonso Ossorio - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Nevertheless, which sold at auction in May last year for USD 604,800.00 (€ 563,600.78).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Heart'S Hope (Ship Of State) von Alfonso Ossorio im Juni 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 60.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 200.000,00 (€ 178.078,53) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Alfonso Ossorio mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Nevertheless beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für USD 604.800,00 (€ 563.600,78) versteigert wurde.
Alfonso Ossorio - Auction history
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