James Lee Byars
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 894
16.Nov - 16.Nov.2017
Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 894
16.Nov - 16.Nov.2017
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
Japanese paper and varnish
six smaller elements, each: 6 x 1 ½ x 1 ½ in. (15.2 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm.)
two larger elements, each: 9 ½ x 2 ½ x 2 ½ in. (24.1 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1959.
Michael Werner Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006
six smaller elements, each: 6 x 1 ½ x 1 ½ in. (15.2 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm.)
two larger elements, each: 9 ½ x 2 ½ x 2 ½ in. (24.1 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1959.
Michael Werner Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2017 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, which included this untitled work by James Lee Byars. The price achieved of USD 50,000.00 (€ 42,023.87) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by James Lee Byars achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Figure of Death in May 2015 with an auction result of USD 761,000.00 (€ 692,195.74).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von James Lee Byars zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 42.023,87) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von James Lee Byars erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Figure of Death im Mai 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 761.000,00 (€ 692.195,74).
James Lee Byars - Auction history
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