Kay Sage
Le Passage
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale, Lot 62
5. Feb - 5. Feb 2014
Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale, Lot 62
5. Feb - 5. Feb 2014
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.338.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.338.500 GBP
Description
Kay Sage
1898 - 1963
LE PASSAGE
signed Kay Sage and dated '56 (lower right); signed Kay Sage, titled, dated '56 and inscribed Woodbury, Conn. on the stretcher
oil on canvas
91 by 71cm.
35 3/4 by 28in.
Painted in 1956.
Catherine Viviano Gallery Inc., New York | Acquired from the above by the late owner on 21st November 1958
1898 - 1963
LE PASSAGE
signed Kay Sage and dated '56 (lower right); signed Kay Sage, titled, dated '56 and inscribed Woodbury, Conn. on the stretcher
oil on canvas
91 by 71cm.
35 3/4 by 28in.
Painted in 1956.
Catherine Viviano Gallery Inc., New York | Acquired from the above by the late owner on 21st November 1958
A top price for Kay Sage
The work Le Passage by Kay Sage was worth GBP 4,338,500.00 (€ 5,263,644.43) to a buyer in February 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 90,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Le Passage the most expensive artwork by Kay Sage that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Kay Sage
Die Arbeit Le Passage von Kay Sage war einem Käufer im Februar 2014 GBP 4.338.500,00 (€ 5.263.644,43) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 90.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Le Passage zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Kay Sage, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Kay Sage - Auction history
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