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John Korner - Compass Rose No. 1

John Korner

Compass Rose No. 1

Found at Sothebys, New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale, Lot 55
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
JOHN KORNER
1913 - 2014
COMPASS ROSE NO. 1
signed; signed and titled on the stretcher
oil and synthetic polymer on linen
Canvas: 38 by 38 in. (96.5 by 96.5 cm.)
Framed: 38½ by 38½ in. (97.7 by 97.7 cm.)
Executed in 1960.
The Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of the above in 1966)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 94 %.

This artwork by John Kørner achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2020. In the Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale auction, the work Compass Rose No. 1 sold for USD 3,500.00 (€ 3,194.89) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,800.00. Admittedly, works by John Kørner have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Bird Man in October 2014 with an auction result of GBP 18,750.00 (€ 23,941.04).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 94 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Kørner erzielte im April 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale wurde die Arbeit Compass Rose No. 1 für USD 3.500,00 (€ 3.194,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Kørner auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Bird Man im Oktober 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.750,00 (€ 23.941,04).

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