John Koch

Friends

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
American Art Online, Lot 133
15.Mai - 22.Mai.2018
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
signed and dated 'Koch '69' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1969.
[With]Kraushaar Galleries, New York. | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1973.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.

The work Friends by John Koch was sold in the American Art Online auction at Christies in New York in May 2018. The »bidding war« ended at USD 75,000.00 (€ 64,267.35), 50% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John Koch have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Siesta in July 2020 with an auction result of USD 596,075.00 (€ 506,263.80).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Friends von John Koch wurde im Mai 2018 in der Auktion American Art Online bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 64.267,35) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Koch auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Siesta im Juli 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 596.075,00 (€ 506.263,80).

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