Donald De Lue
Cosmic Head
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 196
10. Oct - 10. Oct 2007
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 196
10. Oct - 10. Oct 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Donald De Lue 1897-1988
1897 - 1988
COSMIC HEAD
signed De Lue on the underside, signed De Lue, dated sc 1943 P, © 1987 and 1991, numbered 3/12 and stamped with the TX monogram for the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York on the back of the base
gilded and patinated bronze
Height: 32 in. 81.3 cm.
1897 - 1988
COSMIC HEAD
signed De Lue on the underside, signed De Lue, dated sc 1943 P, © 1987 and 1991, numbered 3/12 and stamped with the TX monogram for the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York on the back of the base
gilded and patinated bronze
Height: 32 in. 81.3 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
The work Cosmic Head by Donald De Lue was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2007. It achieved a price of USD 43,000.00 (€ 29,720.76), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 43%. 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 43 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Cosmic Head von Donald De Lue kam im Oktober 2007 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 43.000,00 (€ 29.720,76) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 43%. 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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