Roy Fowler
Hovering Electricity
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, Lot 55
18. Jul - 18. Jul 2019
Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, Lot 55
18. Jul - 18. Jul 2019
Estimate: 500 - 1.000 USD
Price realised: 875 USD
Price realised: 875 USD
Description
ROY FOWLER
1952
HOVERING ELECTRICITY
signed and dated 1985 on the reverse
oil on canvas
84 by 120 in. (213.3 by 304.8 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Anne Plumb Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 1986
Anne Plumb Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 1986
1952
HOVERING ELECTRICITY
signed and dated 1985 on the reverse
oil on canvas
84 by 120 in. (213.3 by 304.8 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Anne Plumb Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 1986
Anne Plumb Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 1986
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Hovering Electricity by Roy Fowler was sold in the Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s auction at Sothebys in New York in July 2019. It changed hands for a price of USD 875.00 (€ 786.16) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 500.00 – 1,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Roy Fowler - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Rebels Making Powder In The Forest, which sold at auction in July 2019 for USD 2,125.00 (€ 1,909.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Hovering Electricity von Roy Fowler wurde im Juli 2019 in der Auktion Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 875,00 (€ 786,16) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 500,00 – 1.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Roy Fowler mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Rebels Making Powder In The Forest beobachtet, die im Juli 2019 für USD 2.125,00 (€ 1.909,25) versteigert wurde.