Harry Bertoia

Untitled (Plant Form)

Found at Sothebys, New York
BERTOIA: The Sonambient Barn Collection, Lot 24
30. Nov - 7. Dec 2021

Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 52.920 USD

Description

Property from the Bertoia Family and Harry Bertoia Foundation, Sold to Benefit the Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné Project
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Plant Form)
circa 1970s
bronze and copper
10 in. (25.4 cm) high
17 in. (43.2 cm) diameter
Personal collection of the artist, Barto, Pennsylvania | Thence by descent | Acquired from the above by the present owner

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Untitled (Plant Form) by Harry Bertoia was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2021. The price achieved of USD 52,920.00 (€ 46,757.38) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Harry Bertoia achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Screen From One Marine Midland Center, Buffalo, New York in November 2015 with an auction result of USD 790,000.00 (€ 747,964.40).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Untitled (Plant Form) von Harry Bertoia kam im Dezember 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 52.920,00 (€ 46.757,38) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Harry Bertoia erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Screen From One Marine Midland Center, Buffalo, New York im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 790.000,00 (€ 747.964,40).