Richard Shaw
Childhood Well Spent, 1993
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made in California, Lot 94
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made in California, Lot 94
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2021
Estimate: 500 - 700 USD
Price realised: 5.355 USD
Price realised: 5.355 USD
Description
RICHARD SHAW (B. 1941)
Childhood Well Spent, 1993
signed, titled and dated 'Richard Shaw 1993 CHILDHOOD WELL SPENT' (on the underside)
painted ceramic
7 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.
19 x 26.3 x 42.2 cm.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Sale: Bonhams, Los Angeles, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 19 February 2021, lot 17 | Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner
Childhood Well Spent, 1993
signed, titled and dated 'Richard Shaw 1993 CHILDHOOD WELL SPENT' (on the underside)
painted ceramic
7 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.
19 x 26.3 x 42.2 cm.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Sale: Bonhams, Los Angeles, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 19 February 2021, lot 17 | Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Childhood Well Spent, 1993 by Richard Shaw was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in September 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 700.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 5,355.00 (€ 4,625.55). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Richard Shaw; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Still Life with Skull and Glass, 2009 sold at auction in September 2019 with the realized price of USD 5,325.00 (€ 4,883.08).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Childhood Well Spent, 1993 von Richard Shaw im September 2021 bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 700,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 5.355,00 (€ 4.625,55) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Richard Shaw; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Still Life with Skull and Glass, 2009 im September 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 5.325,00 (€ 4.883,08).
Richard Shaw - Auction history
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