Howard Mehring
Primal
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 226
15. May - 15. May 2019
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 226
15. May - 15. May 2019
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Description
acrylic and collage on canvas
69 3/4 x 69 7/8 in. (177.2 x 177.5 cm.)
Executed in 1961-1962.
Collection of Vincent Melzac, Washington, D.C. | Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. | Acquired from the above by the present owner
69 3/4 x 69 7/8 in. (177.2 x 177.5 cm.)
Executed in 1961-1962.
Collection of Vincent Melzac, Washington, D.C. | Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Primal by Howard Mehring was auctioned at Phillips in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 25,000.00 (€ 22,423.54), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Howard Mehring - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Solar, which sold at auction in March 2016 for USD 52,500.00 (€ 46,093.06).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Primal von Howard Mehring kam im Mai 2019 bei Phillips in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 25.000,00 (€ 22.423,54) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Für andere Arbeiten von Howard Mehring mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Solar beobachtet, die im März 2016 für USD 52.500,00 (€ 46.093,06) versteigert wurde.
Howard Mehring - Auction history
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