Howard Finster

The Endless Circle, Eat Drink and Be Merry, #13,979, 1990

Found at Christies, New York
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 64
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 5.250 USD
Acquired directly from the artist

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Howard Finster achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2021. In the Outsider and Vernacular Art auction, the work The Endless Circle, Eat Drink and Be Merry, #13,979, 1990 sold for USD 5,250.00 (€ 4,326.33) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by Howard Finster have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Traveling Show: Presentation Piece Detailing the Life of Howard Finster, 1988 in January 2019 with an auction result of USD 43,750.00 (€ 38,196.26).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Howard Finster erzielte im Januar 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art wurde die Arbeit The Endless Circle, Eat Drink and Be Merry, #13,979, 1990 für USD 5.250,00 (€ 4.326,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Howard Finster auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Traveling Show: Presentation Piece Detailing the Life of Howard Finster, 1988 im Januar 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 38.196,26).

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