Mercedes Pardo
El faro
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 37.800 USD
Price realised: 37.800 USD
Description
Mercedes Pardo
1922 - 2005
El faro
signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
Canvas: 34 ½ by 51 ¼ in. (87.6 by 130.2 cm.)
Framed: 35 ¼ by 52 ⅛ in. (89.5 by 132.4 cm.)
Private Collection, Miami (acquired directly from the artist) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1922 - 2005
El faro
signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
Canvas: 34 ½ by 51 ¼ in. (87.6 by 130.2 cm.)
Framed: 35 ¼ by 52 ⅛ in. (89.5 by 132.4 cm.)
Private Collection, Miami (acquired directly from the artist) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work El faro by Mercedes Pardo was sold in the Contemporary Art auction at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. It changed hands for a price of USD 37,800.00 (€ 32,189.39) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mercedes Pardo - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Un pequeño sobresalto, which sold at auction in November 2021 for USD 88,200.00 (€ 78,143.00).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit El faro von Mercedes Pardo wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion Contemporary Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 37.800,00 (€ 32.189,39) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Mercedes Pardo mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Un pequeño sobresalto beobachtet, die im November 2021 für USD 88.200,00 (€ 78.143,00) versteigert wurde.
Mercedes Pardo - Auction history
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