Fletcher Benton
Maquette for Yellow Lilly
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
painted steel
26 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (66 x 12.7 x 12. 7 cm.)
Executed in 1991.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1991
26 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (66 x 12.7 x 12. 7 cm.)
Executed in 1991.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1991
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Maquette for Yellow Lilly by Fletcher Benton was auctioned at Christies in New York in July 2015. It achieved a price of USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,967.17), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Fletcher Benton - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Yellow Lilly, which sold at auction in July 2015 for USD 15,000.00 (€ 13,601.74).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Maquette for Yellow Lilly von Fletcher Benton kam im Juli 2015 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.967,17) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Für andere Arbeiten von Fletcher Benton mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Yellow Lilly beobachtet, die im Juli 2015 für USD 15.000,00 (€ 13.601,74) versteigert wurde.
Fletcher Benton - Auction history
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