John Coplans
'Self-Portrait, Frieze No. 4, 3 Panels'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
TO LIVE WITH ART: Property from the Jerome & Ellen Stern Collection, Lot 18
5. Mar - 5. Mar 2018
TO LIVE WITH ART: Property from the Jerome & Ellen Stern Collection, Lot 18
5. Mar - 5. Mar 2018
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Description
John Coplans
1920 - 2003
'SELF-PORTRAIT, FRIEZE NO. 4, 3 PANELS'
the right-most panel: signed, credited, titled, dated 1994, editioned 4/6, and numbered SP 4 94 in pencil on the reverse of the mount
a sequence of 3 panels, each comprised of 3 gelatin silver prints mounted and framed together
each panel overall: 71 1/2 by 31 in. 181.6 by 78.7 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
1920 - 2003
'SELF-PORTRAIT, FRIEZE NO. 4, 3 PANELS'
the right-most panel: signed, credited, titled, dated 1994, editioned 4/6, and numbered SP 4 94 in pencil on the reverse of the mount
a sequence of 3 panels, each comprised of 3 gelatin silver prints mounted and framed together
each panel overall: 71 1/2 by 31 in. 181.6 by 78.7 cm.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
A top price for John Coplans
This artwork by John Coplans achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2018. In the TO LIVE WITH ART: Property from the Jerome & Ellen Stern Collection auction, the work 'Self-Portrait, Frieze No. 4, 3 Panels' sold for USD 32,500.00 (€ 26,379.87) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. This high result makes 'Self-Portrait, Frieze No. 4, 3 Panels' the most expensive artwork by John Coplans that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Coplans
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Coplans erzielte im März 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion TO LIVE WITH ART: Property from the Jerome & Ellen Stern Collection wurde die Arbeit 'Self-Portrait, Frieze No. 4, 3 Panels' für USD 32.500,00 (€ 26.379,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'Self-Portrait, Frieze No. 4, 3 Panels' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Coplans, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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