John Register
Blue Chair in Office, circa 1983
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art, Lot 61
29. May - 11. Jun 2020
Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art, Lot 61
29. May - 11. Jun 2020
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 31.325 USD
Price realised: 31.325 USD
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
JOHN REGISTER (1936-1996)
Blue Chair in Office, circa 1983
signed 'Register' (lower right)
gouache, graphite and gesso on paper
28 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.
71.8 x 54.6 cm.
Modernism Gallery, San Francisco | Collection of John Martin, Santa Barbara, acquired directly from the above | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
JOHN REGISTER (1936-1996)
Blue Chair in Office, circa 1983
signed 'Register' (lower right)
gouache, graphite and gesso on paper
28 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.
71.8 x 54.6 cm.
Modernism Gallery, San Francisco | Collection of John Martin, Santa Barbara, acquired directly from the above | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
The work Blue Chair in Office, circa 1983 by John Register was worth USD 31,325.00 (€ 27,891.55) to a buyer in June 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art at Bonhams in Los Angeles and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 5,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Register - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Waiting Room For The Beyond, 1983, which sold at auction in September 2021 for USD 119,062.50 (€ 102,844.00).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Blue Chair in Office, circa 1983 von John Register war einem Käufer im Juni 2020 USD 31.325,00 (€ 27.891,55) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Made in CaliforniaContemporary Art bei Bonhams in Los Angeles erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von John Register mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Waiting Room For The Beyond, 1983 beobachtet, die im September 2021 für USD 119.062,50 (€ 102.844,00) versteigert wurde.
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