Doris Caesar
Woman with Flower
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art | New York, Lot 336
9. Dec - 17. Dec 2021
Contemporary Art | New York, Lot 336
9. Dec - 17. Dec 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Doris Caesar
1892 - 1971
Woman with Flower
bronze
30½ by 6 by 5 in.
77.5 by 15.3 by 12.7 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
Woman with Flower
bronze
30½ by 6 by 5 in.
77.5 by 15.3 by 12.7 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
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work Woman with Flower by Doris Caesar was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 17,640.00 (€ 15,585.79). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Doris Caesar; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Standing Nude sold at auction in September 2005 with the realized price of USD 19,200.00 (€ 15,923.04).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Woman with Flower von Doris Caesar im Dezember 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 17.640,00 (€ 15.585,79) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Doris Caesar; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Standing Nude im September 2005 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 19.200,00 (€ 15.923,04).
Doris Caesar - Auction history
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