Titus Kaphar
Fidelity
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 250.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated ‘Kaphar 10’ (on the reverse)
oil, enamel and fabric collage on canvas laid down on panel
84 x 54in. (213.4 x 137.2cm.)
Executed in 2010
Friedman Benda, New York. | Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 2010). | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
oil, enamel and fabric collage on canvas laid down on panel
84 x 54in. (213.4 x 137.2cm.)
Executed in 2010
Friedman Benda, New York. | Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 2010). | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Fidelity by Titus Kaphar was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in October 2020. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 250,000.00 (€ 277,603.67), 67% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Titus Kaphar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled III, which sold at auction in June 2021 for USD 1,058,500.00 (€ 893,399.73).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Fidelity von Titus Kaphar wurde im Oktober 2020 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 250.000,00 (€ 277.603,67) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Titus Kaphar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled III beobachtet, die im Juni 2021 für USD 1.058.500,00 (€ 893.399,73) versteigert wurde.
Titus Kaphar - Auction history
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