Jack Whitten
Special Checking
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Curated, Lot 3
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2019
Contemporary Curated, Lot 3
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jack Whitten
1939 - 2018
SPECIAL CHECKING
signed, titled and dated 1974 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas with rope collage
54 1/8 by 95 7/8 in. 137.5 by 243.5 cm.
Verrières-Le-Buisson, Paris, 26 April 1992, Lot 212 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
1939 - 2018
SPECIAL CHECKING
signed, titled and dated 1974 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas with rope collage
54 1/8 by 95 7/8 in. 137.5 by 243.5 cm.
Verrières-Le-Buisson, Paris, 26 April 1992, Lot 212 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Jack Whitten
The work Special Checking by Jack Whitten was worth USD 2,660,000.00 (€ 2,369,077.31) to a buyer in March 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Curated at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Special Checking the most expensive artwork by Jack Whitten that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jack Whitten
Die Arbeit Special Checking von Jack Whitten war einem Käufer im März 2019 USD 2.660.000,00 (€ 2.369.077,31) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Curated bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Special Checking zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jack Whitten, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jack Whitten - Auction history
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