Ralph Humphrey
Semana Santa
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 81.250 USD
Price realised: 81.250 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated '”SEMANA SANTA” 1957 RALPH HUMPHREY' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
70 ½ x 48 ¾ in. (179.1 x 123.8 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Alfonso Ossorio, Madrid, acquired directly from the artist | His sale; Christie's, New York, 12 November 1991, lot 8 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
oil on canvas
70 ½ x 48 ¾ in. (179.1 x 123.8 cm.)
Painted in 1957.
Alfonso Ossorio, Madrid, acquired directly from the artist | His sale; Christie's, New York, 12 November 1991, lot 8 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work Semana Santa by Ralph Humphrey was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2017, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 81,250.00 (€ 68,780.16). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ralph Humphrey - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A/60-61, which sold at auction in September 2017 for USD 237,500.00 (€ 201,049.69).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Semana Santa von Ralph Humphrey im September 2017 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 81.250,00 (€ 68.780,16) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Ralph Humphrey mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A/60-61 beobachtet, die im September 2017 für USD 237.500,00 (€ 201.049,69) versteigert wurde.
Ralph Humphrey - Auction history
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