Keith Haring
Untitled (Subway Drawing)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 847
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 847
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Estimate: 450.000 - 550.000 USD
Price realised: 1.275.000 USD
Price realised: 1.275.000 USD
Description
chalk on two joined sheets of paper on board, in original aluminum mount
49 x 67 7/8 x 7/8 in. (124.5 x 172.4 x 2.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1982-1984.
Private collection, New York | Private collection, Miami | Acquired from the above by the present owner
49 x 67 7/8 x 7/8 in. (124.5 x 172.4 x 2.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1982-1984.
Private collection, New York | Private collection, Miami | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Keith Haring achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2019. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session auction, the work Untitled (Subway Drawing) sold for USD 1,275,000.00 (€ 1,157,092.30) - well above the upper estimate of USD 550,000.00. Admittedly, works by Keith Haring have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work without title in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 6,537,500.00 (€ 5,818,351.73).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Keith Haring erzielte im November 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit Untitled (Subway Drawing) für USD 1.275.000,00 (€ 1.157.092,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 550.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Keith Haring auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit ohne Titel im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 6.537.500,00 (€ 5.818.351,73).
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