Lenore Tawney

Impetus

Found at Christies, New York
THE DOROTHY C. MILLER COLLECTION, Lot 176
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
Estimate: 500 - 700 USD
Price realised: 5.019 USD
Lenore Tawney (b. 1907)
Impetus
signed with initials 'LT' (lower right)
printed paper collage on printed paper
6¼ x 6½ in. (15.9 x 16.5 cm.)
Executed in 1967.

Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price

The work Impetus by Lenore Tawney was worth USD 5,019.00 (€ 4,184.24) to a buyer in November 2003. This price was achieved in the auction THE DOROTHY C. MILLER COLLECTION at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 700.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Lenore Tawney; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot without title sold at auction in October 2011 with the realized price of USD 8,125.00 (€ 5,825.63).

Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Impetus von Lenore Tawney war einem Käufer im November 2003 USD 5.019,00 (€ 4.184,24) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion THE DOROTHY C. MILLER COLLECTION bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Lenore Tawney; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit ohne Titel im Oktober 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 8.125,00 (€ 5.825,63).

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