Ray Johnson
Totem
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online, Lot 72
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2021
First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online, Lot 72
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2021
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Description
RAY JOHNSON (1927-1995)
signed and dated 'Ray Johnson 1965' (lower right)
acrylic, pastel and found paper collage on board
23<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> x 17<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub>in. (59.5 x 44cm.)
Executed in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Michael Abrams, London. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
signed and dated 'Ray Johnson 1965' (lower right)
acrylic, pastel and found paper collage on board
23<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> x 17<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub>in. (59.5 x 44cm.)
Executed in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Michael Abrams, London. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Ray Johnson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2021. In the First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online auction, the work Totem sold for GBP 32,500.00 (€ 38,179.13) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Ray Johnson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Comb sold at auction in March 2021 with the realized price of GBP 47,500.00 (€ 55,800.26).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ray Johnson erzielte im März 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online wurde die Arbeit Totem für GBP 32.500,00 (€ 38.179,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Ray Johnson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Comb im März 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 47.500,00 (€ 55.800,26).
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