Forrest Bess
Matilda
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Description
Forrest Bess
1911 - 1977
MATILDA
oil on canvas in artist's frame
Framed: 22 1/2 by 22 3/8 in. 57.2 by 56.8 cm.
Canvas: 14 by 16 in. 35.6 by 40.6 cm.
Executed circa 1950.
Mary and Earle Ludgin, Chicago | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (gift of the above in 1981) | Christie's, New York, May 10, 2006, lot 209 | Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
1911 - 1977
MATILDA
oil on canvas in artist's frame
Framed: 22 1/2 by 22 3/8 in. 57.2 by 56.8 cm.
Canvas: 14 by 16 in. 35.6 by 40.6 cm.
Executed circa 1950.
Mary and Earle Ludgin, Chicago | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (gift of the above in 1981) | Christie's, New York, May 10, 2006, lot 209 | Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Matilda by Forrest Bess was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2014. It achieved a price of USD 47,500.00 (€ 34,477.75), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 19%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Forrest Bess - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled No. 6, which sold at auction in November 2011 for USD 112,900.00 (€ 83,921.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Matilda von Forrest Bess kam im März 2014 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 47.500,00 (€ 34.477,75) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 19%. Für andere Arbeiten von Forrest Bess mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled No. 6 beobachtet, die im November 2011 für USD 112.900,00 (€ 83.921,80) versteigert wurde.
Forrest Bess - Auction history
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