April Gornik

Rising Moon

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 307
28.Sep - 28.Sep.2017
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
signed, titled and dated 'RISING MOON April Gornik 1991' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
77 x 110 ¼ in. (195.6 x 280 cm.)
Painted in 1991.
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1991

Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

The work Rising Moon by April Gornik was sold in the Post-War & Contemporary Art auction at Christies in New York in September 2017. Here, the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 27,500.00 (€ 23,279.44). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by April Gornik - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Delicate Hour (For My Father), which sold at auction in March this year for USD 75,600.00 (€ 69,536.42).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Die Arbeit Rising Moon von April Gornik wurde im September 2017 in der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 27.500,00 (€ 23.279,44) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von April Gornik mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Delicate Hour (For My Father) beobachtet, die im März diesen Jahres für USD 75.600,00 (€ 69.536,42) versteigert wurde.

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