Donald De Lue
Cosmic Head
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
DONALD DE LUE
1897 - 1988
COSMIC HEAD
inscribed De Lue, dated SC. 1943 / © 1987, numbered 2/12 and stamped TX with Polich Tallix foundry mark (along the base)
gilt bronze
height: 32 inches (81.3 cm)
Modeled in 1943; cast in 1987.
Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts | Acquired by the present owner from the above
1897 - 1988
COSMIC HEAD
inscribed De Lue, dated SC. 1943 / © 1987, numbered 2/12 and stamped TX with Polich Tallix foundry mark (along the base)
gilt bronze
height: 32 inches (81.3 cm)
Modeled in 1943; cast in 1987.
Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts | Acquired by the present owner from the above
A top price for Donald De Lue
This artwork by Donald De Lue achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2020. In the American Art Online auction, the work Cosmic Head sold for USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,335.66) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. This high result makes Cosmic Head the most expensive artwork by Donald De Lue that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Donald De Lue
Dieses Kunstwerk von Donald De Lue erzielte im März 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art Online wurde die Arbeit Cosmic Head für USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.335,66) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Cosmic Head zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Donald De Lue, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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