Beauford Delaney
Self-portrait
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 193
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 193
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 315.000 USD
Price realised: 315.000 USD
Description
signed, inscribed and dated "BEAUFORD DELANEY, PARIS 1964" on the reverse
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (46 x 33.3 cm)
Painted in 1964.
The Artist | Louise Taylor, St. Michael (acquired directly from the above) | Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York | John P. Axelrod, Boston (acquired from the above) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (gifted by the above) | Swann Auction Galleries, New York, February 14, 2013, lot 73 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (46 x 33.3 cm)
Painted in 1964.
The Artist | Louise Taylor, St. Michael (acquired directly from the above) | Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York | John P. Axelrod, Boston (acquired from the above) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (gifted by the above) | Swann Auction Galleries, New York, February 14, 2013, lot 73 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Self-portrait by Beauford Delaney was auctioned at Phillips in New York in December 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 40,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 315,000.00 (€ 257,563.37). Admittedly, works by Beauford Delaney have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work James Baldwin in October last year with an auction result of GBP 1,026,000.00 (€ 1,195,278.64).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Self-portrait von Beauford Delaney im Dezember 2020 bei Phillips in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 40.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 315.000,00 (€ 257.563,37) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Beauford Delaney auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit James Baldwin im Oktober letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.026.000,00 (€ 1.195.278,64).
Beauford Delaney - Auction history
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