Hughie Lee-Smith
Indecision II
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art, Lot 40
3. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art, Lot 40
3. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Description
HUGHIE LEE-SMITH (1915-1999)
Indecision II
signed 'H. Lee-Smith' (lower right)
oil on canvas
34 x 32 in. (86.4 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1980s.
Indecision II
signed 'H. Lee-Smith' (lower right)
oil on canvas
34 x 32 in. (86.4 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1980s.
A top price for Hughie Lee-Smith
This artwork by Hughie Lee-Smith achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2021. In the First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art auction, the work Indecision II sold for USD 118,750.00 (€ 104,921.36) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. This high result makes Indecision II the most expensive artwork by Hughie Lee-Smith that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hughie Lee-Smith
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hughie Lee-Smith erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Indecision II für USD 118.750,00 (€ 104.921,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Indecision II zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hughie Lee-Smith, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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