Carlos Alfonzo
Thought Forms
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 223
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 223
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Description
signed and dated "ALFONZO 87" lower right; titled "THOUGHT FORMS" on the overlap
oil on canvas
86 1/4 x 88 3/5 in. (219.1 x 225 cm)
Painted in 1987.
Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C. | Private Collection | Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1994, lot 83 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
oil on canvas
86 1/4 x 88 3/5 in. (219.1 x 225 cm)
Painted in 1987.
Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C. | Private Collection | Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1994, lot 83 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 73 %.
The work Thought Forms by Carlos Alfonzo was auctioned at Phillips in New York in December 2020. It achieved a price of USD 138,600.00 (€ 113,327.88), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 73%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Carlos Alfonzo - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Water Seeds, which sold at auction in May 2019 for USD 350,000.00 (€ 313,929.50).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 73 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Thought Forms von Carlos Alfonzo kam im Dezember 2020 bei Phillips in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 138.600,00 (€ 113.327,88) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 73%. Für andere Arbeiten von Carlos Alfonzo mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Water Seeds beobachtet, die im Mai 2019 für USD 350.000,00 (€ 313.929,50) versteigert wurde.
Carlos Alfonzo - Auction history
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