Elaine De Kooning
Red Bison/Blue Horse
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 562.500 USD
Price realised: 562.500 USD
Description
Elaine De Kooning (1919-1989)
signed with the artist's initials 'EdeK' (lower right)
oil and charcoal on canvas
77 ¾ x 108 ¼ in. (197.5 x 275 cm.)
Painted in 1985-1986.
Gruenebaum Gallery, New York | Private collection, New York, 1986 | By descent from the above to the present owner
signed with the artist's initials 'EdeK' (lower right)
oil and charcoal on canvas
77 ¾ x 108 ¼ in. (197.5 x 275 cm.)
Painted in 1985-1986.
Gruenebaum Gallery, New York | Private collection, New York, 1986 | By descent from the above to the present owner
A top price for Elaine de Kooning
The work Red Bison/Blue Horse by Elaine de Kooning was sold in the Post-War to Present auction at Christies in New York in March 2021. The »bidding war« ended at USD 562,500.00 (€ 479,008.77), 61% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Red Bison/Blue Horse the most expensive artwork by Elaine de Kooning that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Elaine de Kooning
Die Arbeit Red Bison/Blue Horse von Elaine de Kooning wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion Post-War to Present bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 562.500,00 (€ 479.008,77) und damit 61% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Red Bison/Blue Horse zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Elaine de Kooning, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Elaine de Kooning - Auction history
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