Pat Steir
Elective Affinity Waterfall
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 3
17. May - 17. May 2018
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 3
17. May - 17. May 2018
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 2.295.000 USD
Price realised: 2.295.000 USD
Description
titled twice "Elective Affinitys" on the stretcher
oil on canvas
111 x 147 in. (281.9 x 373.4 cm.)
Painted in 1992.
Robert Miller Gallery, New York | Jaffe Baker Blau Gallery, Boca Raton | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1994
oil on canvas
111 x 147 in. (281.9 x 373.4 cm.)
Painted in 1992.
Robert Miller Gallery, New York | Jaffe Baker Blau Gallery, Boca Raton | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1994
A top price for Pat Steir
This artwork by Pat Steir achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in May 2018. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction, the work Elective Affinity Waterfall sold for USD 2,295,000.00 (€ 1,966,580.98) - well above the upper estimate of USD 800,000.00. This high result makes Elective Affinity Waterfall the most expensive artwork by Pat Steir that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pat Steir
Dieses Kunstwerk von Pat Steir erzielte im Mai 2018 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Elective Affinity Waterfall für USD 2.295.000,00 (€ 1.966.580,98) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Elective Affinity Waterfall zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pat Steir, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Pat Steir - Auction history
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