Niles Spencer
Behind The Square
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 95
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2003
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 95
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2003
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 276.300 USD
Price realised: 276.300 USD
Description
Niles Spencer (1893-1952)
Behind the Square
signed 'Niles Spencer--' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
24 x 17¾ in. (61 x 45.1 cm.)
Painted in 1932.
Behind the Square
signed 'Niles Spencer--' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
24 x 17¾ in. (61 x 45.1 cm.)
Painted in 1932.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Behind The Square by Niles Spencer was worth USD 276,300.00 (€ 219,337.94) to a buyer in December 2003. This price was achieved in the auction Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 80,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Niles Spencer; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot In Fairmont sold at auction in May 2012 with the realized price of USD 332,500.00 (€ 268,925.91).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Behind The Square von Niles Spencer war einem Käufer im Dezember 2003 USD 276.300,00 (€ 219.337,94) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Niles Spencer; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit In Fairmont im Mai 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 332.500,00 (€ 268.925,91).
Niles Spencer - Auction history
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