James Guy
Abstraction: Two Nudes
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 109
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2013
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 109
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2013
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Description
James Guy
1909-1983
ABSTRACTION: TWO NUDES
oil on canvas
30 by 40 in.
76.2 by 101.6 cm.
Martin Diamond Fine Arts, New York | Purchased from the above by the present owner, circa 1986
1909-1983
ABSTRACTION: TWO NUDES
oil on canvas
30 by 40 in.
76.2 by 101.6 cm.
Martin Diamond Fine Arts, New York | Purchased from the above by the present owner, circa 1986
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Abstraction: Two Nudes by James Guy was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in April 2013. It achieved a price of USD 22,500.00 (€ 17,086.88), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by James Guy - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Capital Minus Labor, which sold at auction in March 2009 for USD 68,500.00 (€ 51,655.23).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Abstraction: Two Nudes von James Guy wurde im April 2013 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 22.500,00 (€ 17.086,88) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Für andere Arbeiten von James Guy mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Capital Minus Labor beobachtet, die im März 2009 für USD 68.500,00 (€ 51.655,23) versteigert wurde.