Robert Colescott
The Philosopher At The Bather's Pool
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 289.800 USD
Price realised: 289.800 USD
Description
ROBERT COLESCOTT (1925-2009)
The Philosopher At The Bather's Pool
signed and dated '84 R Colescott' (upper left); signed again, titled and dated again '"THE PHILOSOPHER AT THE BATHER'S POOL" © Robert Colescott Nov. 1984' (on the stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm.)
Painted in 1984.
The Philosopher At The Bather's Pool
signed and dated '84 R Colescott' (upper left); signed again, titled and dated again '"THE PHILOSOPHER AT THE BATHER'S POOL" © Robert Colescott Nov. 1984' (on the stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm.)
Painted in 1984.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Philosopher At The Bather's Pool by Robert Colescott was auctioned at Christies in New York in September last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 300,000.00 – 500,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 289,800.00 (€ 296,228.15). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Colescott achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work George Washington Carver Crossing The Delaware: Page From An American History Textbook in May 2021 with an auction result of USD 15,315,900.00 (€ 12,560,193.54).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Philosopher At The Bather's Pool von Robert Colescott im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 300.000,00 – 500.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 289.800,00 (€ 296.228,15) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Colescott erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit George Washington Carver Crossing The Delaware: Page From An American History Textbook im Mai 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 15.315.900,00 (€ 12.560.193,54).
Robert Colescott - Auction history
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