John Lennon
Bag One
Found at
Christies,
New York
Prints & Multiples featuring The Gilbert E. Kaplan Collection of Surrealist Prints, Lot 368
2. Nov - 2. Nov 2016
Prints & Multiples featuring The Gilbert E. Kaplan Collection of Surrealist Prints, Lot 368
2. Nov - 2. Nov 2016
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 52.500 USD
Price realised: 52.500 USD
Description
the complete set of fourteen lithographs, on Rives BFK paper, 1970, copy 239 of 300, signed in pencil on the justification page, published by Cinnamon Press, New York, with the original white vinyl portfolio case signed in ink (with minor wear), with inner detachable cardboard folder and supportive vinyl straps
Overall: 26 x 33 in. (660 x 838 mm.)
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Overall: 26 x 33 in. (660 x 838 mm.)
(15)
A top price for John Lennon
This artwork by John Lennon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2016. In the Prints & Multiples featuring The Gilbert E. Kaplan Collection of Surrealist Prints auction, the work Bag One sold for USD 52,500.00 (€ 49,631.31) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. This high result makes Bag One the most expensive artwork by John Lennon that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Lennon
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Lennon erzielte im November 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Prints & Multiples featuring The Gilbert E. Kaplan Collection of Surrealist Prints wurde die Arbeit Bag One für USD 52.500,00 (€ 49.631,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Bag One zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Lennon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Lennon - Auction history
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