Carlos Mérida
Blanco Absoluto
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 113.400 USD
Price realised: 113.400 USD
Description
Property from an Important Private Collection
Carlos Mérida
1891 - 1984
Blanco absoluto
Signed Carlos Mérida and dated 1965 (lower center); signed Carlos Mérida, titled and dated 1966 (on the reverse)
Politec and resin on wood
31¼ by 24 in. (79.4 by 61 cm)
Framed: 39¼ by 31½ in. (99.7 by 80 cm)
Executed in 1965-66.
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City | Private Collection, Mexico (acquired from the above) | Acquired from the above
Carlos Mérida
1891 - 1984
Blanco absoluto
Signed Carlos Mérida and dated 1965 (lower center); signed Carlos Mérida, titled and dated 1966 (on the reverse)
Politec and resin on wood
31¼ by 24 in. (79.4 by 61 cm)
Framed: 39¼ by 31½ in. (99.7 by 80 cm)
Executed in 1965-66.
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City | Private Collection, Mexico (acquired from the above) | Acquired from the above
Upper estimate price exceeded by 26 %.
The work Blanco Absoluto by Carlos Mérida was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2021. It achieved a price of USD 113,400.00 (€ 92,996.56), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 26%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Carlos Mérida - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work El Pequeño Venado, which sold at auction in May 2019 for USD 212,500.00 (€ 190,600.05).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 26 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Blanco Absoluto von Carlos Mérida kam im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 113.400,00 (€ 92.996,56) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 26%. Für andere Arbeiten von Carlos Mérida mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit El Pequeño Venado beobachtet, die im Mai 2019 für USD 212.500,00 (€ 190.600,05) versteigert wurde.
Carlos Mérida - Auction history
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