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- Her Story
Betye Saar
Her Story
Found at
Christies,
New York
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II, Lot 802
18. May - 18. May 2023
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II, Lot 802
18. May - 18. May 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Betye Saar (B. 1926)
Her Story
signed, titled and dated 'Her Story Betye Saar 2005' (on the underside of the stand)
found object construction—plastic figurines, washboard, chain, lock, key, wood stand and toy objects assemblage
36 1/2 x 15 x 13 in. (92.7 x 38.1 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 2005.
Her Story
signed, titled and dated 'Her Story Betye Saar 2005' (on the underside of the stand)
found object construction—plastic figurines, washboard, chain, lock, key, wood stand and toy objects assemblage
36 1/2 x 15 x 13 in. (92.7 x 38.1 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 2005.
A top price for Betye Saar
This artwork by Betye Saar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May this year. In the A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II auction, the work Her Story sold for USD 315,000.00 (€ 295,663.60) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. This high result makes Her Story the most expensive artwork by Betye Saar that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Betye Saar
Dieses Kunstwerk von Betye Saar erzielte im Mai diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II wurde die Arbeit Her Story für USD 315.000,00 (€ 295.663,60) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Her Story zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Betye Saar, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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