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Forrest Bess
Untitled No. 6
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 112.900 USD
Price realised: 112.900 USD
Description
Forrest Bess
1911-1977
UNTITLED NO. 6
signed and dated 1957 on the stretcher
oil on canvas
10 1/8 by 10 1/8 in. 25.8 by 25.8 cm.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York | Sotheby's, New York, February 23, 2000, lot 183 | Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
1911-1977
UNTITLED NO. 6
signed and dated 1957 on the stretcher
oil on canvas
10 1/8 by 10 1/8 in. 25.8 by 25.8 cm.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York | Sotheby's, New York, February 23, 2000, lot 183 | Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
A top price for Forrest Bess
In November 2011 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Untitled No. 6 by Forrest Bess. The »bidding war« ended at USD 112,900.00 (€ 83,921.80), 61% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Untitled No. 6 the most expensive artwork by Forrest Bess that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Forrest Bess
Im November 2011 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Untitled No. 6 von Forrest Bess zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 112.900,00 (€ 83.921,80) und damit 61% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled No. 6 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Forrest Bess, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.