Mary Weatherford
Bird of Paradise
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Curated: Asia | JAY CHOU x SOTHEBY’S | Day Sale, Lot 139
22. Jun - 22. Jun 2021
Contemporary Curated: Asia | JAY CHOU x SOTHEBY’S | Day Sale, Lot 139
22. Jun - 22. Jun 2021
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.520.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.520.000 HKD
Description
Mary Weatherford
b. 1963
Bird of Paradise
flashe and neon light on linen
signed and dated 2018 on the overlap
297.2 by 264.2 cm. 117 by 104 in.
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Gagosian | Acquired from the above by the present owner | ---------------------------------------------- | 高古軒畫廊 | 現藏者購自上述來源
b. 1963
Bird of Paradise
flashe and neon light on linen
signed and dated 2018 on the overlap
297.2 by 264.2 cm. 117 by 104 in.
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Gagosian | Acquired from the above by the present owner | ---------------------------------------------- | 高古軒畫廊 | 現藏者購自上述來源
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2021 Sothebys in Hong Kong held the auction Contemporary Curated: Asia | JAY CHOU x SOTHEBY’S | Day Sale, which included the work Bird of Paradise by Mary Weatherford. The price achieved of HKD 2,520,000.00 (€ 273,737.34) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Other works by Mary Weatherford have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in September last year the work Coney Island was auctioned for USD 478,800.00 (€ 489,420.42).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni 2021 führte Sothebys in Hong Kong die Auktion Contemporary Curated: Asia | JAY CHOU x SOTHEBY’S | Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Bird of Paradise von Mary Weatherford zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 2.520.000,00 (€ 273.737,34) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Mary Weatherford konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im September letzten Jahres die Arbeit Coney Island für USD 478.800,00 (€ 489.420,42) versteigert.
Mary Weatherford - Auction history
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