Fairfield Porter

The Schooner II

Found at Christies, New York
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale, Lot 407
09.Mai - 09.Mai.2018
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.932.500 USD
signed and dated 'Fairfield Porter 1965' (lower right)--signed and dated again and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
37 1/8 x 54 1/8 in. (94.2 x 137.5 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
[With]Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, 1965. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1965.

A top price for Fairfield Porter

The work The Schooner II by Fairfield Porter was sold in the The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May 2018. It achieved a price of USD 1,932,500.00 (€ 1,655,955.44), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 29%. With this result, The Schooner II is even the most expensive work of art by Fairfield Porter that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Fairfield Porter

Die Arbeit The Schooner II von Fairfield Porter wurde im Mai 2018 in der Auktion The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.932.500,00 (€ 1.655.955,44) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 29%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Schooner II sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Fairfield Porter, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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