Drossos P. Skyllas
A Pair of Portraits of Pete and Kirtina
Found at
Christies,
New York
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 1109
18. Jan - 18. Jan. 2019
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 1109
18. Jan - 18. Jan. 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
each signed Drossos P. Skyllas lower right
oil on canvas
each 30 x 22 in.
(2)
Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago and New York
oil on canvas
each 30 x 22 in.
(2)
Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago and New York
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January 2019 Christies in New York held the auction Outsider and Vernacular Art, which included the work A Pair of Portraits of Pete and Kirtina by Drossos Skyllas. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 22,500.00 (€ 19,643.79) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Drossos Skyllas - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled (Roses), which sold at auction in January 2003 for USD 65,725.00 (€ 61,202.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Pair of Portraits of Pete and Kirtina von Drossos Skyllas zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 22.500,00 (€ 19.643,79) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Drossos Skyllas mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled (Roses) beobachtet, die im Januar 2003 für USD 65.725,00 (€ 61.202,16) versteigert wurde.
Drossos Skyllas - Auction history
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