Michael Bevilacqua
Reach for the Sky
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Featuring Property from an Important Private European Collection Afternoon Session, Lot 472
12. May - 12. May 2011
Post-War and Contemporary Art Featuring Property from an Important Private European Collection Afternoon Session, Lot 472
12. May - 12. May 2011
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Description
Michael Bevilacqua (b. 1966)
Reach for the Sky
signed, titled and dated 'M. Bevilacqua 2000 Reach for the Sky' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in. (213.3 x 182.8 cm.)
Painted in 2000.
Reach for the Sky
signed, titled and dated 'M. Bevilacqua 2000 Reach for the Sky' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in. (213.3 x 182.8 cm.)
Painted in 2000.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Reach for the Sky by Michael Bevilacqua was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2011. It achieved a price of USD 22,500.00 (€ 15,651.09), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Michael Bevilacqua; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Hallelujah: It's a Girl sold at auction in May 2009 with the realized price of USD 27,500.00 (€ 19,467.65).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Reach for the Sky von Michael Bevilacqua kam im Mai 2011 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 22.500,00 (€ 15.651,09) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Michael Bevilacqua; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Hallelujah: It's a Girl im Mai 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 27.500,00 (€ 19.467,65).
Michael Bevilacqua - Auction history
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