Thomas Downing
Blue Tender
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 227
15. May - 15. May 2019
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, Lot 227
15. May - 15. May 2019
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated "Blue Tender - Downing - 11/64" on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
87 3/4 x 87 1/4 in. (222.9 x 221.6 cm.)
Painted in November 1964.
Collection of Vincent Melzac, Washington, D.C. | Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. | Acquired from the above by the present owner
acrylic on canvas
87 3/4 x 87 1/4 in. (222.9 x 221.6 cm.)
Painted in November 1964.
Collection of Vincent Melzac, Washington, D.C. | Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Thomas Downing
The work Blue Tender by Thomas Downing was worth USD 200,000.00 (€ 179,388.29) to a buyer in May 2019. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session at Phillips in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 50,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Blue Tender the most expensive artwork by Thomas Downing that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Downing
Die Arbeit Blue Tender von Thomas Downing war einem Käufer im Mai 2019 USD 200.000,00 (€ 179.388,29) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session bei Phillips in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Blue Tender zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Downing, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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