Seymour Lipton
The Angry Poet
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 229
09.Jul - 18.Jul.2018
First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 229
09.Jul - 18.Jul.2018
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Description
silver on Monel metal
23 ¼ x 26 x 12 in. (59.1 x 66 x 30.5 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York | Their sale; Sotheby's, New York, 9 March 2011, lot 230 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
23 ¼ x 26 x 12 in. (59.1 x 66 x 30.5 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York | Their sale; Sotheby's, New York, 9 March 2011, lot 230 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Seymour Lipton
The work The Angry Poet by Seymour Lipton was sold in the First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art auction at Christies in New York in July 2018. It achieved a price of USD 32,500.00 (€ 27,763.54), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 30%. With this result, The Angry Poet is even the most expensive work of art by Seymour Lipton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Seymour Lipton
Die Arbeit The Angry Poet von Seymour Lipton wurde im Juli 2018 in der Auktion First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 27.763,54) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 30%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Angry Poet sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Seymour Lipton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Seymour Lipton - Auction history
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