Jess
Embarkation For Kythera
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 208
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2006
Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 208
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2006
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 132.000 USD
Price realised: 132.000 USD
Description
Jess (1923-2004)
Embarkation for Kythera
printed paper collage on paper
51 x 40 in. (129.5 x 101.6 cm.)
Executed in 1963.
Embarkation for Kythera
printed paper collage on paper
51 x 40 in. (129.5 x 101.6 cm.)
Executed in 1963.
A top price for Jess
This artwork by Jess achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2006. In the Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session auction, the work Embarkation For Kythera sold for USD 132,000.00 (€ 99,540.00) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. This high result makes Embarkation For Kythera the most expensive artwork by Jess that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jess
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jess erzielte im November 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session wurde die Arbeit Embarkation For Kythera für USD 132.000,00 (€ 99.540,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Embarkation For Kythera zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jess, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jess - Auction history
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