Josiah Mcelheny
Ornament And Crime: Loos, Haerdtl And Hoffmann (White)
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Description
Josiah McElheny
B. 1966
ORNAMENT AND CRIME: LOOS, HAERDTL AND HOFFMANN (WHITE)
17 blown glass objects, display case, electric lighting and framed text
Display case: 24 by 78 by 16 in. 61 by 198.1 by 40.6 cm.
Framed text: 24 by 78 by 2 in. 61 by 198.1 by 5 cm.
Executed in 2002.
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2002
B. 1966
ORNAMENT AND CRIME: LOOS, HAERDTL AND HOFFMANN (WHITE)
17 blown glass objects, display case, electric lighting and framed text
Display case: 24 by 78 by 16 in. 61 by 198.1 by 40.6 cm.
Framed text: 24 by 78 by 2 in. 61 by 198.1 by 5 cm.
Executed in 2002.
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2002
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May 2012 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Ornament And Crime: Loos, Haerdtl And Hoffmann (White) by Josiah Mcelheny. The »bidding war« ended at USD 86,500.00 (€ 69,961.18), 24% above the upper estimate. Other works by Josiah Mcelheny have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 146,500.00 (€ 101,905.95) in May 2011 for the work EARLY MODERNISM MIRRORED AND REFLECTED INFINITELY.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai 2012 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ornament And Crime: Loos, Haerdtl And Hoffmann (White) von Josiah Mcelheny zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 69.961,18) und damit 24% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Josiah Mcelheny haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 146.500,00 (€ 101.905,95) im Mai 2011 für die Arbeit EARLY MODERNISM MIRRORED AND REFLECTED INFINITELY beobachtet.
Josiah Mcelheny - Auction history
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