Eric Orr

Myriad Oceans of Time, 1987

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art, Lot 2
29. May - 11. Jun 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 7.575 USD
Property from a Private Mid-Western Collection
ERIC ORR (1939-1998)
Myriad Oceans of Time, 1987
oil and blood on canvas with gold leafed lead on panel
15 1/4 x 13 in.
38.7 x 33 cm.
Scott Hanson Gallery, New York | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.

This artwork by Eric Orr achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in Los Angeles in June 2020. In the Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art auction, the work Myriad Oceans of Time, 1987 sold for USD 7,575.00 (€ 6,744.72) - well above the upper estimate of USD 4,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Eric Orr - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Other Side of Green, 1988, which sold at auction in April 2021 for USD 27,812.50 (€ 23,119.29).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Eric Orr erzielte im Juni 2020 bei Bonhams in Los Angeles einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Myriad Oceans of Time, 1987 für USD 7.575,00 (€ 6.744,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Eric Orr mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Other Side of Green, 1988 beobachtet, die im April 2021 für USD 27.812,50 (€ 23.119,29) versteigert wurde.

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