- Art.Salon
- Artists
- Rackstraw Downes
- Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick
Rackstraw Downes
Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Description
Rackstraw Downes
B. 1939
APPROACH TO THE HOLLAND TUNNEL WITH 75 VARICK
initialed
oil on canvas
35 1/4 by 60 1/4 in. 89.5 by 153 cm.
Executed in 1989.
Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010
B. 1939
APPROACH TO THE HOLLAND TUNNEL WITH 75 VARICK
initialed
oil on canvas
35 1/4 by 60 1/4 in. 89.5 by 153 cm.
Executed in 1989.
Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010
A top price for Rackstraw Downes
This artwork by Rackstraw Downes achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2016. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick sold for USD 87,500.00 (€ 82,718.85) - well above the upper estimate of USD 35,000.00. This high result makes Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick the most expensive artwork by Rackstraw Downes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Rackstraw Downes
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rackstraw Downes erzielte im November 2016 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick für USD 87.500,00 (€ 82.718,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 35.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Rackstraw Downes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
![Chris Ofili - I. Untitled; Ii. Untitled [Two Works]](/images/chris-ofili_i-untitled-ii-untitled-two-works_AID287032_320x320.jpg)
![Charlie Billingham - I. Wigged Bum 2; Ii. Bum 6; Iii. Wigged Bum 7; Iv. Bum 7 [4 Works]](/images/charlie-billingham_i-wigged-bum-2-ii-bum-6-iii-wigged-bum-7-iv-bum-7-4-works_AID287019_320x320.jpg)
![William Kentridge - Ulisse: Echo - Scan Slide Bottle [3 Films]](/images/william-kentridge_ulisse-echo-scan-slide-bottle-3-films_AID287015_320x320.jpg)
