Donald De Lue
Cosmic Being
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 246
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2008
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 246
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2008
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Description
Donald De Lue 1900-1988
1900-1988
COSMIC BEING
signed De Lue, dated sc © 1987 p, numbered 1/12 and stamped with the TX monogram for the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York on the base
bronze, light brown patina on a 1 1/2 in. marble base
Height: 38 in. 96.5 cm.
1900-1988
COSMIC BEING
signed De Lue, dated sc © 1987 p, numbered 1/12 and stamped with the TX monogram for the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York on the base
bronze, light brown patina on a 1 1/2 in. marble base
Height: 38 in. 96.5 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Cosmic Being by Donald De Lue was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2008. It achieved a price of USD 25,000.00 (€ 17,754.42), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Donald De Lue - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Cosmic Head, which sold at auction in March 2020 for USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,335.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Cosmic Being von Donald De Lue kam im September 2008 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 25.000,00 (€ 17.754,42) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Donald De Lue mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Cosmic Head beobachtet, die im März 2020 für USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.335,66) versteigert wurde.
Donald De Lue - Auction history
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