Eric Orr
Untitled #2
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 436
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 436
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
incised with the artists's signature and dated 'Orr 88' (upper side edge)
oil and blood on canvas in artist's lead frame
43 x 36 in. (109.2 x 91.4 cm.)
Painted in 1988.
Please note this lot is the property of a private collector.
Scott Hanson Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
oil and blood on canvas in artist's lead frame
43 x 36 in. (109.2 x 91.4 cm.)
Painted in 1988.
Please note this lot is the property of a private collector.
Scott Hanson Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Eric Orr achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in July 2017. In the First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art auction, the work Untitled #2 sold for USD 10,625.00 (€ 8,984.44) - well above the upper estimate of USD 5,000.00. 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 mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Eric Orr erzielte im Juli 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Untitled #2 für USD 10.625,00 (€ 8.984,44) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00. 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.
