Carlo Alfano
NO. 80
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 284
09.Jul - 18.Jul.2018
First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 284
09.Jul - 18.Jul.2018
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
signed 'C. Alfano' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
26 ⅞ x 42 ⅝ in. (68.3 x 108.3 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired directly from the artist | By descent to the present owner
acrylic on canvas
26 ⅞ x 42 ⅝ in. (68.3 x 108.3 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired directly from the artist | By descent to the present owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work NO. 80 by Carlo Alfano was auctioned at Christies in New York in July 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 7,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 21,250.00 (€ 18,153.08). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Carlo Alfano - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Frammenti di un autoritratto anonimo Nr. 26, which sold at auction in June 2016 for EUR 46,250.00.
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit NO. 80 von Carlo Alfano im Juli 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 7.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 21.250,00 (€ 18.153,08) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Carlo Alfano mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Frammenti di un autoritratto anonimo Nr. 26 beobachtet, die im Juni 2016 für EUR 46.250,00 versteigert wurde.
Carlo Alfano - Auction history
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