Ellen Altfest
Tumbleweed
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Session, Lot 568
16. May - 16. May 2013
Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Session, Lot 568
16. May - 16. May 2013
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Description
Ellen Altfest (b. 1971)
Tumbleweed
signed and dated 'Ellen Altfest 2005' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
42 x 52 in. (106.7 x 132.1 cm.)
Painted in 2005.
Tumbleweed
signed and dated 'Ellen Altfest 2005' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
42 x 52 in. (106.7 x 132.1 cm.)
Painted in 2005.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work Tumbleweed by Ellen Altfest was sold in the Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Session auction at Christies in New York in May 2013. The »bidding war« ended at USD 62,500.00 (€ 48,121.34), 39% above the upper estimate. Other works by Ellen Altfest have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 80,500.00 (€ 61,875.48) in November 2012 for the work The Tree.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Tumbleweed von Ellen Altfest wurde im Mai 2013 in der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Session bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 48.121,34) und damit 39% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Ellen Altfest haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 80.500,00 (€ 61.875,48) im November 2012 für die Arbeit The Tree beobachtet.
Ellen Altfest - Auction history
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