Beauford Delaney
Street Scene
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 107
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 107
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 478.800 USD
Price realised: 478.800 USD
Description
signed and dated "BEAUFORD DELANEY 1968" lower right
oil on canvas
38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (96.8 x 129.9 cm)
Painted in 1968.
The Artist | The Estate of the Artist | Levis Fine Art, Ossining | Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2011
oil on canvas
38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (96.8 x 129.9 cm)
Painted in 1968.
The Artist | The Estate of the Artist | Levis Fine Art, Ossining | Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2011
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Beauford Delaney achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in December 2020. In the 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session auction, the work Street Scene sold for USD 478,800.00 (€ 391,496.32) - well above the upper estimate of USD 180,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Beauford Delaney - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work James Baldwin, which sold at auction in October last year for GBP 1,026,000.00 (€ 1,195,278.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Beauford Delaney erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session wurde die Arbeit Street Scene für USD 478.800,00 (€ 391.496,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 180.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Beauford Delaney mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit James Baldwin beobachtet, die im Oktober letzten Jahres für GBP 1.026.000,00 (€ 1.195.278,64) versteigert wurde.
Beauford Delaney - Auction history
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