Firelei Báez
Demetrea (from the series Geographic Delay)
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, Lot 317
19. May - 19. May 2022
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, Lot 317
19. May - 19. May 2022
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 94.500 USD
Price realised: 94.500 USD
Description
signed and dated "Firelei Báez '10" on the reverse
gouache and ink on paper
85 x 33 5/8 in. (215.9 x 85.4 cm)
Executed in 2010.
gouache and ink on paper
85 x 33 5/8 in. (215.9 x 85.4 cm)
Executed in 2010.
A top price for Firelei Báez
This artwork by Firelei Báez achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in May last year. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session auction, the work Demetrea (from the series Geographic Delay) sold for USD 94,500.00 (€ 88,062.62) - well above the upper estimate of USD 40,000.00. This high result makes Demetrea (from the series Geographic Delay) the most expensive artwork by Firelei Báez that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Firelei Báez
Dieses Kunstwerk von Firelei Báez erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit Demetrea (from the series Geographic Delay) für USD 94.500,00 (€ 88.062,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 40.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Demetrea (from the series Geographic Delay) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Firelei Báez, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Firelei Báez - Auction history
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