Leon Polk Smith
Black Over Red
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 35 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 35 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 336.500 USD
Price realised: 336.500 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated 'LEON POLK SMITH BLACK OVER RED 1960' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
55 1/4 x 28 in. (140.3 x 71.1 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Leon Polk Smith Foundation, New York | Washburn Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2012
oil on canvas
55 1/4 x 28 in. (140.3 x 71.1 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Leon Polk Smith Foundation, New York | Washburn Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2012
A top price for Leon Polk Smith
When the work Black Over Red by Leon Polk Smith was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 70,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 336,500.00 (€ 297,182.73). This high result makes Black Over Red the most expensive artwork by Leon Polk Smith that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Leon Polk Smith
Als die Arbeit Black Over Red von Leon Polk Smith im November 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 70.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 336.500,00 (€ 297.182,73) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Black Over Red zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Leon Polk Smith, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Leon Polk Smith - Auction history
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