Lily Harmon
Location X
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 39
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 39
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Estimate: 200 - 300 USD
Price realised: 4.410 USD
Price realised: 4.410 USD
Description
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Lily Harmon
1912 - 1998
Location X
signed Lily Harmon (lower right); also signed again and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
canvas: 20 by 40 inches (50.8 by 101.6 cm)
framed: 28 ¼ by 48 ¼ inches (71.8 by 122.5 cm)
Painted in 1950.
The artist | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above) | Gift to the present owner, 1966
Lily Harmon
1912 - 1998
Location X
signed Lily Harmon (lower right); also signed again and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
canvas: 20 by 40 inches (50.8 by 101.6 cm)
framed: 28 ¼ by 48 ¼ inches (71.8 by 122.5 cm)
Painted in 1950.
The artist | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above) | Gift to the present owner, 1966
A top price for Lily Harmon
When the work Location X by Lily Harmon was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 300.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 14 times as high at USD 4,410.00 (€ 3,665.84). This high result makes Location X the most expensive artwork by Lily Harmon that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lily Harmon
Als die Arbeit Location X von Lily Harmon im April 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 300,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 4.410,00 (€ 3.665,84) mehr als 14-mal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Location X zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lily Harmon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.