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Betye Saar
Abcd Education
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online, Lot 289
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2020
Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online, Lot 289
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Betye Saar
b. 1926
ABCD Education
signed, titled and dated 2001 on the reverse
photo and map collage, chalk, ruler and wooden blocks on chalkboard
13 3/4 by 17 1/2 in. 34.9 by 44.4 cm.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002
b. 1926
ABCD Education
signed, titled and dated 2001 on the reverse
photo and map collage, chalk, ruler and wooden blocks on chalkboard
13 3/4 by 17 1/2 in. 34.9 by 44.4 cm.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Betye Saar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2020. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online auction, the work Abcd Education sold for USD 81,900.00 (€ 68,547.04) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Betye Saar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Her Story in May this year with an auction result of USD 315,000.00 (€ 295,663.60).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Betye Saar erzielte im November 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction: Online wurde die Arbeit Abcd Education für USD 81.900,00 (€ 68.547,04) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Betye Saar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Her Story im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 315.000,00 (€ 295.663,60).