Betty Parsons
Untitled
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 147
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 147
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Description
acrylic on canvas
68 7/8 x 40 1/8 in. (175 x 102 cm)
Painted circa 1962, this work will be included in the forthcoming online Catalogue Raisonné currently being prepared by the Betty Parsons Foundation.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York | Spanierman Modern, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owners
68 7/8 x 40 1/8 in. (175 x 102 cm)
Painted circa 1962, this work will be included in the forthcoming online Catalogue Raisonné currently being prepared by the Betty Parsons Foundation.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York | Spanierman Modern, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owners
A top price for Betty Parsons
This work without title by Betty Parsons was worth USD 138,600.00 (€ 113,327.88) to a buyer in December 2020. This price was achieved in the auction 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session at Phillips in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes the work without title the most expensive artwork by Betty Parsons that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Betty Parsons
Die Arbeit ohne Titel von Betty Parsons war einem Käufer im Dezember 2020 USD 138.600,00 (€ 113.327,88) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session bei Phillips in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht das Werk ohne Titel zum teuersten Kunstwerk von Betty Parsons, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Betty Parsons - Auction history
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