Ben Benn
Dahlias
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 3.276 USD
Price realised: 3.276 USD
Description
Property of a Private Collector
BEN BENN
1884 - 1983
DAHLIAS
signed Ben Benn (lower right); also signed again, titled and dated 1925 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 by 20 inches
(76.2 by 50.8 cm)
The artist | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1974
BEN BENN
1884 - 1983
DAHLIAS
signed Ben Benn (lower right); also signed again, titled and dated 1925 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 by 20 inches
(76.2 by 50.8 cm)
The artist | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1974
Upper estimate price exceeded by 64 %.
The work Dahlias by Ben Benn was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2020. It achieved a price of USD 3,276.00 (€ 2,795.70), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 64%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Ben Benn; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The White Horse sold at auction in October 2000 with the realized price of USD 3,525.00 (€ 4,153.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 64 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Dahlias von Ben Benn kam im September 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.276,00 (€ 2.795,70) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 64%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Ben Benn; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The White Horse im Oktober 2000 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 3.525,00 (€ 4.153,90).
Ben Benn - Auction history
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