Christopher Wilmarth
Portrait of a Memory (with a Blue Edge)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 241
11. May - 11. May 2016
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 241
11. May - 11. May 2016
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Description
incised with the artist's signature, inscribed and dated 'Delancy [sic] Back © 1986 Chris Wilmarth' (on the reverse); titled twice 'Portrait of a Memory (with a Blue Edge)' (on the cleats)
glass, steel and bronze
86 x 40 3/4 x 10 in. (218.4 x 103.5 x 25.4 cm.)
Executed in 1983-1986.
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
glass, steel and bronze
86 x 40 3/4 x 10 in. (218.4 x 103.5 x 25.4 cm.)
Executed in 1983-1986.
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Christopher Wilmarth could be acquired at Christies in New York in May 2016 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session auction, the work Portrait of a Memory (with a Blue Edge) changed hands for USD 75,000.00 (€ 67,355.19) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Christopher Wilmarth - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Street Leaf #4, which sold at auction in November 2007 for USD 229,000.00 (€ 155,909.59).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Christopher Wilmarth konnte im Mai 2016 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session wechselte die Arbeit Portrait of a Memory (with a Blue Edge) für USD 75.000,00 (€ 67.355,19) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Christopher Wilmarth mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Street Leaf #4 beobachtet, die im November 2007 für USD 229.000,00 (€ 155.909,59) versteigert wurde.
Christopher Wilmarth - Auction history
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