Leon Golub

Henry Kissinger V

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 342
01.Mrz - 01.Mrz.2018
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
signed 'GOLUB' (lower left); signed again, titled, and dated 'GOLUB KISSINGER 1978' (on the reverse); signed again 'Golub' (on the lower turning edge)
acrylic on linen
23 ½ x 22 3/8 in. (59.7 x 56.8 cm.)
Painted in 1978.
Collection of Phillip Golub, Paris | Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Leon Golub achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2018. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art auction, the work Henry Kissinger V sold for USD 37,500.00 (€ 30,438.31) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Leon Golub have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work White Squad X in November 2014 with an auction result of USD 197,000.00 (€ 158,385.59).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Leon Golub erzielte im März 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Henry Kissinger V für USD 37.500,00 (€ 30.438,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Leon Golub auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit White Squad X im November 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 197.000,00 (€ 158.385,59).

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