Lee Bontecou
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, Lot 6 C
17. May - 17. May 2023
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, Lot 6 C
17. May - 17. May 2023
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 478.800 USD
Price realised: 478.800 USD
Description
Lee Bontecou (1931-2022)
Untitled
signed and dated 'L. Bontecou 1963' (on the reverse)
graphite and soot on muslin
34 x 37 in. (86.3 x 94 cm.)
Executed in 1963.
Untitled
signed and dated 'L. Bontecou 1963' (on the reverse)
graphite and soot on muslin
34 x 37 in. (86.3 x 94 cm.)
Executed in 1963.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May this year Christies in New York held the auction A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, which included this untitled work by Lee Bontecou. The price achieved of USD 478,800.00 (€ 449,408.67) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 400,000.00 – 600,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lee Bontecou achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work without title in May this year with an auction result of USD 8,690,000.00 (€ 8,156,560.92).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Lee Bontecou zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 478.800,00 (€ 449.408,67) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lee Bontecou erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ohne Titel im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 8.690.000,00 (€ 8.156.560,92).
Lee Bontecou - Auction history
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