Charles Ledray
Mourning Piece
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Session I including Works from the Peter Norton Collection, Lot 392 A
9. Nov - 9. Nov 2011
Post-War and Contemporary Art Session I including Works from the Peter Norton Collection, Lot 392 A
9. Nov - 9. Nov 2011
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Description
Charles Ledray (b. 1960)
Mourning Piece
signed and dated 'Charles LeDray 1989' (on the reverse)
wool and plastic buttons in artist's frame
9 1/3 x 19¼ in. (24.7 x 48.8 cm.)
Executed in 1989.
Mourning Piece
signed and dated 'Charles LeDray 1989' (on the reverse)
wool and plastic buttons in artist's frame
9 1/3 x 19¼ in. (24.7 x 48.8 cm.)
Executed in 1989.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Mourning Piece by Charles LeDray was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2011. It achieved a price of USD 30,000.00 (€ 22,299.86), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Admittedly, works by Charles LeDray have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Promised Land in November 2011 with an auction result of USD 182,500.00 (€ 135,657.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mourning Piece von Charles LeDray kam im November 2011 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 30.000,00 (€ 22.299,86) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Charles LeDray auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Promised Land im November 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 182.500,00 (€ 135.657,47).
Charles LeDray - Auction history
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