Sue Williams
Garden Shears
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 235
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2020
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 235
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2020
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'Sue Williams 99' on the reverse
oil and acrylic on canvas
209 x 335.2 cm (82 1/4 x 131 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1999.
Hauser & Wirth & Presenhuber, Zurich | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil and acrylic on canvas
209 x 335.2 cm (82 1/4 x 131 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1999.
Hauser & Wirth & Presenhuber, Zurich | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
In February 2020 Phillips in London held the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work Garden Shears by Sue Williams. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 62,500.00 (€ 72,437.64), 25% above the upper estimate. Other works by Sue Williams have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 127,000.00 (€ 119,992.44) in September this year for the work New Yellow and Orange.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Im Februar 2020 führte Phillips in London die Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Garden Shears von Sue Williams zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 62.500,00 (€ 72.437,64) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Sue Williams haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 127.000,00 (€ 119.992,44) im September diesen Jahres für die Arbeit New Yellow and Orange beobachtet.
Sue Williams - Auction history
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