Nancy Graves

Stuck, the Flies Buzzed (P. 73)

Found at Phillips, New York Auction
Editions & Works on Paper, Lot 181
24. Oct - 26. Oct 2022
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 11.340 USD
1989
Monumental etching, aquatint and screenprint in colors with screenprinted and embossed collage, on Magnani Aquaforti paper, with full margins.
I. 40 3/4 x 70 1/4 in. (103.5 x 178.4 cm)
S. 47 1/2 x 90 1/2 in. (120.7 x 229.9 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 5/68 in pencil (there were also 20 artist's proofs), published by 2RC Edizioni d’Arte, Rome (with their blindstamp), framed.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.

This artwork by Nancy Graves achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in October last year. In the Editions & Works on Paper auction, the work Stuck, the Flies Buzzed (P. 73) sold for USD 11,340.00 (€ 11,415.34) - well above the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by Nancy Graves have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Not Identical With in December 2021 with an auction result of USD 126,000.00 (€ 111,327.09).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Nancy Graves erzielte im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Editions & Works on Paper wurde die Arbeit Stuck, the Flies Buzzed (P. 73) für USD 11.340,00 (€ 11.415,34) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Nancy Graves auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Not Identical With im Dezember 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 126.000,00 (€ 111.327,09).

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