Charles Benefiel

Untitled, 1995-1996

Found at Christies, New York
Outsider Art, Lot 99
17.Jan - 17.Jan.2020
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
ink, tea and furniture varnish on paper
22 ¾ x 15 ½ in.
American Primitive Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above in 1997

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Untitled, 1995-1996 by Charles Benefiel was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,500.00 (€ 2,253.67). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles Benefiel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Hygienic Toys 2, 1995, which sold at auction in January 2017 for USD 8,750.00 (€ 8,106.36).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Untitled, 1995-1996 von Charles Benefiel im Januar 2020 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.500,00 (€ 2.253,67) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles Benefiel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Hygienic Toys 2, 1995 beobachtet, die im Januar 2017 für USD 8.750,00 (€ 8.106,36) versteigert wurde.

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