Purvis Young
People with Halos Above City, 1973
Estimate: 10.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
signed and dated Young 73 upper right
paint on repurposed wood
46 x 70 in.
Richard Levine, Miami | William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York, 1993 (acquired from the above) | Gift of the above to The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, 2016
paint on repurposed wood
46 x 70 in.
Richard Levine, Miami | William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York, 1993 (acquired from the above) | Gift of the above to The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, 2016
A top price for Purvis Young
This artwork by Purvis Young achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2020. In the Outsider Art auction, the work People with Halos Above City, 1973 sold for USD 43,750.00 (€ 39,439.29) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. This high result makes People with Halos Above City, 1973 the most expensive artwork by Purvis Young that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Purvis Young
Dieses Kunstwerk von Purvis Young erzielte im Januar 2020 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outsider Art wurde die Arbeit People with Halos Above City, 1973 für USD 43.750,00 (€ 39.439,29) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht People with Halos Above City, 1973 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Purvis Young, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Purvis Young - Auction history
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