Bill Blass

Portfolio Of 80 Rough Marker Sketches On Tracing Paper

Found at Sothebys, New York
The New York Sale, Lot 53
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2015
Estimate: 8.000 - 10.000 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Bill Blass
PORTFOLIO OF 80 ROUGH MARKER SKETCHES ON TRACING PAPER
80 loose sketches.
11 by 8 1/2 in.; 28 by 21.5 cm.
Black, green and brown marker on tracing paper.
Marginal notes on several drawings. In a custom portfolio with printed title label by Blass entitled “Rough Sketches”.
Collection season sketches, 1980s-1990s.

Despite a disappointment, a good price for Bill Blass

This work of art by Bill Blass could be acquired at Sothebys in New York in April 2015 for an unexpectedly low price. In the The New York Sale auction, the work Portfolio Of 80 Rough Marker Sketches On Tracing Paper changed hands for USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,599.35) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 8,000.00 – 10,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, Portfolio Of 80 Rough Marker Sketches On Tracing Paper is the most expensive artwork by Bill Blass that we have observed at auction so far.

Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Bill Blass

Dieses Kunstwerk von Bill Blass konnte im April 2015 bei Sothebys in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion The New York Sale wechselte die Arbeit Portfolio Of 80 Rough Marker Sketches On Tracing Paper für USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.599,35) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 8.000,00 – 10.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Portfolio Of 80 Rough Marker Sketches On Tracing Paper das teuerste Kunstwerk von Bill Blass, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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