Forrest Bess
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post War and Contemporary Morning Session, Lot 210
10. May - 10. May 2006
Post War and Contemporary Morning Session, Lot 210
10. May - 10. May 2006
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 57.600 USD
Price realised: 57.600 USD
Description
Forrest Bess (1911-1977)
Untitled
signed, titled and dated 'UNTITLED 1957 Forrest Bess' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas in artist's frame
14¾ x 19 x 3 in. (37.4 x 48.3 x 7.6 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Untitled
signed, titled and dated 'UNTITLED 1957 Forrest Bess' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas in artist's frame
14¾ x 19 x 3 in. (37.4 x 48.3 x 7.6 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.
In May 2006 Christies in New York held the auction Post War and Contemporary Morning Session, which included this untitled work by Forrest Bess. The »bidding war« ended at USD 57,600.00 (€ 44,884.28), 44% above the upper estimate. Other works by Forrest Bess have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 112,900.00 (€ 83,921.80) in November 2011 for the work Untitled No. 6.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 44 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2006 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post War and Contemporary Morning Session durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Forrest Bess zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 57.600,00 (€ 44.884,28) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Forrest Bess haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 112.900,00 (€ 83.921,80) im November 2011 für die Arbeit Untitled No. 6 beobachtet.
Forrest Bess - Auction history
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