Forrest Bess
Here Is A Sign
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post War and Contemporary Morning Session, Lot 206
10. May - 10. May 2006
Post War and Contemporary Morning Session, Lot 206
10. May - 10. May 2006
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 USD
Price realised: 78.000 USD
Price realised: 78.000 USD
Description
Forrest Bess (1911-1977)
Here is a Sign
signed, titled and dated 'Forrest Bess 1970 Here is a sign' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1970.
Here is a Sign
signed, titled and dated 'Forrest Bess 1970 Here is a sign' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1970.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 73 %.
The work Here Is A Sign by Forrest Bess was sold in the Post War and Contemporary Morning Session auction at Christies in New York in May 2006. The »bidding war« ended at USD 78,000.00 (€ 60,780.80), 73% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Forrest Bess; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Untitled No. 6 sold at auction in November 2011 with the realized price of USD 112,900.00 (€ 83,921.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 73 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Here Is A Sign von Forrest Bess wurde im Mai 2006 in der Auktion Post War and Contemporary Morning Session bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 78.000,00 (€ 60.780,80) und damit 73% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Forrest Bess; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Untitled No. 6 im November 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 112.900,00 (€ 83.921,80).
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