Melvin Edwards
Monochromo
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 107.100 USD
Price realised: 107.100 USD
Description
Melvin Edwards
b. 1937
Monochromo
welded steel
24 ¾ by 17 by 7 ⅞ in. 63 by 43 by 20 cm.
Executed in 1964.
Collection of the artist | Collection of San Bernardino Valley College | Tilton Gallery, New York | Private Collection, New York | Thomas Dane Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2015
b. 1937
Monochromo
welded steel
24 ¾ by 17 by 7 ⅞ in. 63 by 43 by 20 cm.
Executed in 1964.
Collection of the artist | Collection of San Bernardino Valley College | Tilton Gallery, New York | Private Collection, New York | Thomas Dane Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2015
Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.
The work Monochromo by Melvin Edwards was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2021. It achieved a price of USD 107,100.00 (€ 87,830.08), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. Admittedly, works by Melvin Edwards have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Ile Ogun, Planetary, Road to Goma, Alterable [Four Works|AID1113294] in May this year with an auction result of USD 409,500.00 (€ 384,362.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Monochromo von Melvin Edwards kam im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 107.100,00 (€ 87.830,08) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Melvin Edwards auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Ile Ogun, Planetary, Road to Goma, Alterable [Four Works|AID1113294] im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 409.500,00 (€ 384.362,68).
Melvin Edwards - Auction history
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