Clementine Hunter
Sugar Cane Syrup Makin', 1979
Found at
Christies,
New York
Outsider Art, Lot 6
17.Jan - 17.Jan.2020
Outsider Art, Lot 6
17.Jan - 17.Jan.2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
initialed CH lower right
oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 in.
Dr. Mildred Hart Bailey, Natchitoches, Louisiana | William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York, 1988 (acquired from the above) | Gift of the above to The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, 2016
oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 in.
Dr. Mildred Hart Bailey, Natchitoches, Louisiana | William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York, 1988 (acquired from the above) | Gift of the above to The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, 2016
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Sugar Cane Syrup Makin', 1979 by Clementine Hunter was sold in the Outsider Art auction at Christies in New York in January 2020. The price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,634.18) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 4,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Clementine Hunter have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Clementine In Her Flower Garden, 1984 in January 2021 with an auction result of USD 32,500.00 (€ 26,782.04).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Sugar Cane Syrup Makin', 1979 von Clementine Hunter wurde im Januar 2020 in der Auktion Outsider Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.634,18) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 4.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Clementine Hunter auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Clementine In Her Flower Garden, 1984 im Januar 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 26.782,04).
Clementine Hunter - Auction history
