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John Biggers - Homage to Gelede

John Biggers

Homage to Gelede

Found at Bonhams, New York
American Art, Lot 33
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
John Biggers (1924-2001)
Homage to Gelede
signed 'J.Biggers' (lower right)
conté crayon, pastel and pencil on paper
image, 41 x 27 3/4in (104.1 x 70.5cm); sheet, 42 x 29in (106.7 x 73.7cm)
Private collection, Houston, Texas. | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2000.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.

This artwork by John Biggers achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in New York in November 2020. In the American Art auction, the work Homage to Gelede sold for USD 21,562.50 (€ 18,046.95) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Biggers - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Mother and Three Children, which sold at auction in November 2018 for USD 52,500.00 (€ 46,365.80).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 80 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Biggers erzielte im November 2020 bei Bonhams in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Homage to Gelede für USD 21.562,50 (€ 18.046,95) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von John Biggers mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Mother and Three Children beobachtet, die im November 2018 für USD 52.500,00 (€ 46.365,80) versteigert wurde.

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