Jose Leonilson
Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Latin American Art Online, Lot 109
23. Sep - 4. Oct 2022
Latin American Art Online, Lot 109
23. Sep - 4. Oct 2022
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Description
Jose Leonilson (1957-1993) Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas inscribed 'LEONILSON' (on the back stretcher bar) titled 'Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas' (along the center) acrylic on canvas 61 x 36 in. (154.9 x 91.4 cm.) Painted in 1991.
A top price for José Leonilson
This artwork by José Leonilson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October last year. In the Latin American Art Online auction, the work Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas sold for USD 138,600.00 (€ 139,520.84) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. This high result makes Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas the most expensive artwork by José Leonilson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für José Leonilson
Dieses Kunstwerk von José Leonilson erzielte im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Latin American Art Online wurde die Arbeit Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas für USD 138.600,00 (€ 139.520,84) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Do espirito do oscuro espero as flores brancas zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von José Leonilson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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