Purvis Young
Untitled #15
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 1.250 USD
Price realised: 1.250 USD
Description
signed 'Young' (upper right)
gouache and ink on found ledger paper
14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami | Private collection | Anon. sale; Phillips de Pury, New York, 11 June 2003, lot 356 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
gouache and ink on found ledger paper
14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami | Private collection | Anon. sale; Phillips de Pury, New York, 11 June 2003, lot 356 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Untitled #15 by Purvis Young was auctioned at Christies in New York in February 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,250.00 (€ 1,133.79). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Purvis Young achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work People with Halos Above City, 1973 in January 2020 with an auction result of USD 43,750.00 (€ 39,439.29).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Untitled #15 von Purvis Young im Februar 2020 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.250,00 (€ 1.133,79) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Purvis Young erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit People with Halos Above City, 1973 im Januar 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 39.439,29).
Purvis Young - Auction history
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