J.B. Murray

Untitled (multicolored), circa 1986

Found at Christies, New York
Outsider Art, Lot 66
3. Feb - 3. Feb 2022
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 5.250 USD
J.B. MURRAY (1908-1988)
Untitled (multicolored), circa 1986
tempera and ink on poster board
23 1⁄2 x 18 in.

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by J.B. Murray achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February last year. In the Outsider Art auction, the work Untitled (multicolored), circa 1986 sold for USD 5,250.00 (€ 4,677.48) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by J.B. Murray; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Untitled (Green), circa 1986 sold at auction in February last year with the realized price of USD 9,375.00 (€ 8,352.64).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von J.B. Murray erzielte im Februar letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outsider Art wurde die Arbeit Untitled (multicolored), circa 1986 für USD 5.250,00 (€ 4.677,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von J.B. Murray; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Untitled (Green), circa 1986 im Februar letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 9.375,00 (€ 8.352,64).

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