Mark Tansey

Myth of Depth II

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 7 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2019
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 5.000.000 USD
Price realised: 3.175.000 USD
signed, titled and dated '"MYTH OF DEPTH II" Tansey 1987' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
40 x 84 in. (101.6 x 213.3 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
Curt Marcus Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Myth of Depth II by Mark Tansey was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2019. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 3,000,000.00 – 5,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 3,175,000.00 (€ 2,881,386.70) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mark Tansey - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Source Of The Loue, which sold at auction in May 2018 for USD 7,453,600.00 (€ 6,386,975.15).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Myth of Depth II von Mark Tansey kam im November 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000.000,00 – 5.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 3.175.000,00 (€ 2.881.386,70) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Mark Tansey mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Source Of The Loue beobachtet, die im Mai 2018 für USD 7.453.600,00 (€ 6.386.975,15) versteigert wurde.

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