Richard Wathen
Ebba
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 13.750 USD
Price realised: 13.750 USD
Description
Richard Wathen
B. 1971
EBBA
signed, titled and dated 2009 on the reverse
oil on linen mounted to aluminum
28 1/2 by 22 in. 72.4 by 55.9 cm.
Max Wigram Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009
B. 1971
EBBA
signed, titled and dated 2009 on the reverse
oil on linen mounted to aluminum
28 1/2 by 22 in. 72.4 by 55.9 cm.
Max Wigram Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work Ebba by Richard Wathen was sold in the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2016. It achieved a price of USD 13,750.00 (€ 12,998.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. Admittedly, works by Richard Wathen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lower Kingdom in May 2012 with an auction result of USD 80,500.00 (€ 65,108.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Ebba von Richard Wathen wurde im November 2016 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 13.750,00 (€ 12.998,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Richard Wathen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lower Kingdom im Mai 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 80.500,00 (€ 65.108,38).
Richard Wathen - Auction history
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