Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.267, Hanging Six-Lobed, Four Part, Discontinuous Surface, With Interior Forms In The Third, Fourth, And Fifth Lobes)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 11
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2020
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 11
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private North American Collection
RUTH ASAWA
1926 - 2013
UNTITLED (S.267, HANGING SIX-LOBED, FOUR PART, DISCONTINUOUS SURFACE, WITH INTERIOR FORMS IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH LOBES)
brass wire
85 by 13 by 13 in. 215.9 by 33 by 33 cm.
Executed circa 1952.
Peggy Tolk-Watkins, Sausalito (acquired directly from the artist) | Private Collection (by descent from the above) | Christie's Private Sales, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
RUTH ASAWA
1926 - 2013
UNTITLED (S.267, HANGING SIX-LOBED, FOUR PART, DISCONTINUOUS SURFACE, WITH INTERIOR FORMS IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH LOBES)
brass wire
85 by 13 by 13 in. 215.9 by 33 by 33 cm.
Executed circa 1952.
Peggy Tolk-Watkins, Sausalito (acquired directly from the artist) | Private Collection (by descent from the above) | Christie's Private Sales, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (S.267, Hanging Six-Lobed, Four Part, Discontinuous Surface, With Interior Forms In The Third, Fourth, And Fifth Lobes) by Ruth Asawa was sold in the Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2020. The price achieved of USD 4,255,000.00 (€ 3,653,301.28) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 3,000,000.00 – 5,000,000.00. Other works by Ruth Asawa have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2019 the work Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms) was auctioned for USD 4,095,000.00 (€ 3,716,308.19).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (S.267, Hanging Six-Lobed, Four Part, Discontinuous Surface, With Interior Forms In The Third, Fourth, And Fifth Lobes) von Ruth Asawa wurde im Oktober 2020 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 4.255.000,00 (€ 3.653.301,28) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 3.000.000,00 – 5.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Ruth Asawa konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2019 die Arbeit Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms) für USD 4.095.000,00 (€ 3.716.308,19) versteigert.
Ruth Asawa - Auction history
