Roy De Forest
To Be, Or Not To Be, 1963
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made in California, Lot 79
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made in California, Lot 79
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2021
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 61.563 USD
Price realised: 61.563 USD
Description
Private Collection, New York
ROY DE FOREST (1930-2007)
To Be, Or Not To Be, 1963
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'ROY DE FOREST PAINTING 1963 "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE"' (on the reverse)
acrylic, latex and PVA on canvas
54 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.
138.4 x 138.4 cm.
Private Collection, Berkeley (acquired directly from the artist) | Private Collection, Berkeley (acquired directly from the above in circa mid 1960s) | Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
ROY DE FOREST (1930-2007)
To Be, Or Not To Be, 1963
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'ROY DE FOREST PAINTING 1963 "TO BE, OR NOT TO BE"' (on the reverse)
acrylic, latex and PVA on canvas
54 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.
138.4 x 138.4 cm.
Private Collection, Berkeley (acquired directly from the artist) | Private Collection, Berkeley (acquired directly from the above in circa mid 1960s) | Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work To Be, Or Not To Be, 1963 by Roy De Forest 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 18,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 61,562.50 (€ 53,176.56). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Roy De Forest; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Steamship of Fate sold at auction in July 2015 with the realized price of USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,341.31).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit To Be, Or Not To Be, 1963 von Roy De Forest 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 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 61.562,50 (€ 53.176,56) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Roy De Forest; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Steamship of Fate im Juli 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.341,31).
Roy De Forest - Auction history
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