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- (Forever Free) Sittin On Top The World
Michael Ray Charles
(Forever Free) Sittin On Top The World
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness, Lot 221
12. Mar - 12. Mar 2015
Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness, Lot 221
12. Mar - 12. Mar 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Michael Ray Charles
B. 1967
(FOREVER FREE) SITTIN ON TOP THE WORLD
signed and dated 98
acrylic latex, stain and copper penny on paper
150.5 by 120.5cm.; 59 1/4 by 47 1/2 in.
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
B. 1967
(FOREVER FREE) SITTIN ON TOP THE WORLD
signed and dated 98
acrylic latex, stain and copper penny on paper
150.5 by 120.5cm.; 59 1/4 by 47 1/2 in.
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work (Forever Free) Sittin On Top The World by Michael Ray Charles was sold in the Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness auction at Sothebys in London in March 2015. It achieved a price of GBP 13,750.00 (€ 19,010.10), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. Admittedly, works by Michael Ray Charles have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Forever Free, One And Another in May 2019 with an auction result of USD 100,000.00 (€ 89,694.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit (Forever Free) Sittin On Top The World von Michael Ray Charles wurde im März 2015 in der Auktion Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 13.750,00 (€ 19.010,10) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Michael Ray Charles auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Forever Free, One And Another im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 89.694,14).
