Morris Louis
Number 1-78
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 740.000 USD
Price realised: 740.000 USD
Description
Morris Louis
1912 - 1962
NUMBER 1-78
Magna on canvas
80 1/4 by 18 1/8 in. 203.8 by 46 cm.
Executed in 1962.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles | Private Collection | Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 24 October 1974, Lot 527 | Martha Baer, New York (acquired from the above sale) | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1974
1912 - 1962
NUMBER 1-78
Magna on canvas
80 1/4 by 18 1/8 in. 203.8 by 46 cm.
Executed in 1962.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York | Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles | Private Collection | Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 24 October 1974, Lot 527 | Martha Baer, New York (acquired from the above sale) | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1974
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Number 1-78 by Morris Louis was sold in the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 740,000.00 (€ 663,736.66), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 23%. Admittedly, works by Morris Louis have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Floral V in November last year with an auction result of USD 5,580,000.00 (€ 5,405,405.41).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Number 1-78 von Morris Louis wurde im Mai 2019 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 740.000,00 (€ 663.736,66) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 23%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Morris Louis auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Floral V im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.580.000,00 (€ 5.405.405,41).
Morris Louis - Auction history
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