Ellen Altfest
The Tree
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 502
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2012
Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 502
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2012
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 USD
Price realised: 80.500 USD
Price realised: 80.500 USD
Description
Ellen Altfest (b. 1970)
The Tree
signed 'Ellen Altfest' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
60 x 45 in. (152.4 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 2001.
The Tree
signed 'Ellen Altfest' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
60 x 45 in. (152.4 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 2001.
A top price for Ellen Altfest
This artwork by Ellen Altfest achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2012. In the Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session auction, the work The Tree sold for USD 80,500.00 (€ 61,875.48) - well above the upper estimate of USD 45,000.00. This high result makes The Tree the most expensive artwork by Ellen Altfest that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ellen Altfest
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ellen Altfest erzielte im November 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit The Tree für USD 80.500,00 (€ 61.875,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 45.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Tree zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ellen Altfest, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ellen Altfest - Auction history
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