José Luis Cuevas
Portrait of the painter Pedro Atanasio (recto); and a companion work (verso)
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Description
José Luis Cuevas (AMERICAN/MEXICAN, b. 1933)
Portrait of the painter Pedro Atanasio (recto); and a companion work (verso)
the first signed and dated 'Cuevas 3-Sept-1973' (lower right) and titled 'retrato del pintor Pedro Atanasio' (upper left)
each ink and watercolor on paper
each 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1973.
Portrait of the painter Pedro Atanasio (recto); and a companion work (verso)
the first signed and dated 'Cuevas 3-Sept-1973' (lower right) and titled 'retrato del pintor Pedro Atanasio' (upper left)
each ink and watercolor on paper
each 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1973.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by José Luis Cuevas achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2011. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work Portrait of the painter Pedro Atanasio (recto); and a companion work (verso) sold for USD 2,750.00 (€ 1,938.94) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by José Luis Cuevas have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Funeral of A Dictator, The Farce in November 2006 with an auction result of USD 12,000.00 (€ 9,049.09).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von José Luis Cuevas erzielte im März 2011 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit Portrait of the painter Pedro Atanasio (recto); and a companion work (verso) für USD 2.750,00 (€ 1.938,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von José Luis Cuevas auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Funeral of A Dictator, The Farce im November 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.000,00 (€ 9.049,09).
José Luis Cuevas - Auction history
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