Jacob Lawrence
The Businessmen
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 18
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2018
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 18
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jacob Lawrence
1917 - 2000
THE BUSINESSMEN
signed and dated 1947
egg tempera on hardboard
20 1/8 by 24 in. 51.1 by 70 cm.
The Downtown Gallery, New York | William Keighley, Los Angeles | Acquired by the present owner circa 1970s
1917 - 2000
THE BUSINESSMEN
signed and dated 1947
egg tempera on hardboard
20 1/8 by 24 in. 51.1 by 70 cm.
The Downtown Gallery, New York | William Keighley, Los Angeles | Acquired by the present owner circa 1970s
A top price for Jacob Lawrence
When the work The Businessmen by Jacob Lawrence was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 2,000,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 6,169,800.00 (€ 5,448,909.30). This high result makes The Businessmen the most expensive artwork by Jacob Lawrence that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jacob Lawrence
Als die Arbeit The Businessmen von Jacob Lawrence im November 2018 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 2.000.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 6.169.800,00 (€ 5.448.909,30) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Businessmen zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jacob Lawrence, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jacob Lawrence - Auction history
