Doris Caesar
Crucifixion
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 4.788 USD
Price realised: 4.788 USD
Description
Doris Caesar
1892 - 1971
Crucifixion
signed Caesar (lower right edge)
bronze
20¼ by 11 by 3 in.
51.4 by 27.9 by 7.6 cm.
Executed circa 1955.
Collection of Rufus and Leslie Stillman, Litchfield (acquired directly from the artist) | Acquired as a gift from the above by the present owner
1892 - 1971
Crucifixion
signed Caesar (lower right edge)
bronze
20¼ by 11 by 3 in.
51.4 by 27.9 by 7.6 cm.
Executed circa 1955.
Collection of Rufus and Leslie Stillman, Litchfield (acquired directly from the artist) | Acquired as a gift from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
The work Crucifixion by Doris Caesar was sold in the Contemporary Art | New York auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2021. The »bidding war« ended at USD 4,788.00 (€ 4,230.43), 60% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Doris Caesar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Standing Nude, which sold at auction in September 2005 for USD 19,200.00 (€ 15,923.04).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Crucifixion von Doris Caesar wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion Contemporary Art | New York bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 4.788,00 (€ 4.230,43) und damit 60% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Doris Caesar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Standing Nude beobachtet, die im September 2005 für USD 19.200,00 (€ 15.923,04) versteigert wurde.
Doris Caesar - Auction history
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