John Day
Double Progression II, Pompeian VI
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 4.750 USD
Price realised: 4.750 USD
Description
John Day (AMERICAN, 1932-1984)
Double Progression II, Pompeian VI
signed and dated 'John Day 1979' (on the reverse); signed and dated again and titled 'DOUBLE PROGRESSION II JOHN DAY 1979' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1979.
Double Progression II, Pompeian VI
signed and dated 'John Day 1979' (on the reverse); signed and dated again and titled 'DOUBLE PROGRESSION II JOHN DAY 1979' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1979.
A top price for John Day
This artwork by John Day achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in April 2011. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work Double Progression II, Pompeian VI sold for USD 4,750.00 (€ 3,204.91) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. This high result makes Double Progression II, Pompeian VI the most expensive artwork by John Day that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Day
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Day erzielte im April 2011 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit Double Progression II, Pompeian VI für USD 4.750,00 (€ 3.204,91) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Double Progression II, Pompeian VI zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Day, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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