Peter Tunney

Remain Calm

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 193
07.Dez - 14.Dez.2017
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
signed and dated 'September, 19, 08 Peter' (lower right); signed again twice and titled 'Remain Calm Peter Tunney' (on the reverse)
acrylic and printed paper collage on canvas
60 1/8 x 72 in. (152.7 x 182.9 cm.)
Executed in 2008.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

The work Remain Calm by Peter Tunney was worth USD 22,500.00 (€ 18,715.69) to a buyer in December 2017. This price was achieved in the auction First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Peter Tunney; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot WTF (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) sold at auction in March 2013 with the realized price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 29,260.30).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Remain Calm von Peter Tunney war einem Käufer im Dezember 2017 USD 22.500,00 (€ 18.715,69) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Peter Tunney; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit WTF (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) im März 2013 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 29.260,30).

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