Ben Wright

Visions of Yellow Robe

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles
Modern Native American Art and JewelryFeaturing the Historic Pictorial Beadwork Collection of Joel and Kate Kopp, Lot 78
30. Aug - 30. Aug 2023

Estimate: 700 - 1.000 USD
Price realised: 448 USD

Description

Ben Wright
Cherokee, (20th/21st century), "Visions of Yellow Robe," 1988, acrylic on canvas, signed along the lower right edge, signed, dated, and inscribed verso: "People of the Shield / With - 'Hanskaska Society Shirt' Lakota / 'The coming of the white man is no different for us than dissension, cruelty, or loneliness. It is a learning for us ... I choose to stand by the Medicine Shields. I choose to be a Sun Dancer. I choose peace.' Yellow Robe"
height 46in, width 58in
Purchased from Many Horses Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1988

Auction result misses estimated price range

In August this year a collector was able to acquire the work Visions of Yellow Robe by Ben Wright for USD 448.00 (€ 413.32). This price was achieved in the auction Modern Native American Art and JewelryFeaturing the Historic Pictorial Beadwork Collection of Joel and Kate Kopp at Bonhams in Los Angeles and was even below the estimate range of USD 700.00 – 1,000.00 set by the auction house. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ben Wright - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Buffalo Grandfather from the Lakota Myth Series 62 x 42 in. unframed, which sold at auction in December last year for USD 1,402.50 (€ 1,310.99).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Im August diesen Jahres konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Visions of Yellow Robe von Ben Wright für USD 448,00 (€ 413,32) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Modern Native American Art and JewelryFeaturing the Historic Pictorial Beadwork Collection of Joel and Kate Kopp bei Bonhams in Los Angeles erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 700,00 – 1.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Ben Wright mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Buffalo Grandfather from the Lakota Myth Series 62 x 42 in. unframed beobachtet, die im Dezember letzten Jahres für USD 1.402,50 (€ 1.310,99) versteigert wurde.