Jake Berthot
Green Pole Squared
Found at
Christies,
New York
First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 384
28. Feb - 28. Feb 2007
First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 384
28. Feb - 28. Feb 2007
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 19.200 USD
Price realised: 19.200 USD
Description
Jake Berthot (b. 1939)
Green Pole Squared
signed, titled and dated 'J. Berthot - 73 green pole squared'
oil, acrylic and encaustic on shaped canvas laid down on board
40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Green Pole Squared
signed, titled and dated 'J. Berthot - 73 green pole squared'
oil, acrylic and encaustic on shaped canvas laid down on board
40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
A top price for Jake Berthot
This artwork by Jake Berthot achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February 2007. In the First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art auction, the work Green Pole Squared sold for USD 19,200.00 (€ 14,512.47) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. This high result makes Green Pole Squared the most expensive artwork by Jake Berthot that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jake Berthot
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jake Berthot erzielte im Februar 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Green Pole Squared für USD 19.200,00 (€ 14.512,47) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Green Pole Squared zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jake Berthot, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jake Berthot - Auction history
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