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- Day Moon
Dorothy Fratt
Day Moon
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War to Present, Lot 134
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2022
Post-War to Present, Lot 134
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
DOROTHY FRATT (1923-2017)
Day Moon
signed 'Fratt' (upper left and lower left); signed again and titled 'Fratt Day Moon' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
55 7/8 x 47 7/8 in. (141.9 x 121.6 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
Day Moon
signed 'Fratt' (upper left and lower left); signed again and titled 'Fratt Day Moon' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
55 7/8 x 47 7/8 in. (141.9 x 121.6 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
A top price for Dorothy Fratt
This artwork by Dorothy Fratt achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September last year. In the Post-War to Present auction, the work Day Moon sold for USD 52,920.00 (€ 54,093.84) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. This high result makes Day Moon the most expensive artwork by Dorothy Fratt that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Dorothy Fratt
Dieses Kunstwerk von Dorothy Fratt erzielte im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War to Present wurde die Arbeit Day Moon für USD 52.920,00 (€ 54.093,84) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Day Moon zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Dorothy Fratt, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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