Charles Benefiel

Hygienic Toys 2, 1995

Found at Christies, New York
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 499
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
ink, tea and furniture varnish on paper
60 x 40 in.
American Primitive Gallery, New York

A top price for Charles Benefiel - as previously expected

The work Hygienic Toys 2, 1995 by Charles Benefiel was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2017. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 8,750.00 (€ 8,106.36) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Hygienic Toys 2, 1995 is the most expensive artwork by Charles Benefiel that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Hygienic Toys 2, 1995 von Charles Benefiel kam im Januar 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 8.106,36) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Hygienic Toys 2, 1995 das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charles Benefiel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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