Tom of Finland
Untitled
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 56.700 USD
Price realised: 56.700 USD
Description
Between Thought and Expression: Works from a Private American Collection
Tom of Finland
1920 - 1991
Untitled
signed Tom and dated 1985 (lower right)
graphite on paper
13 by 9½ in.
33 by 24.1 cm.
Private Collection, Amsterdam | Private Collection, Los Angeles | Private Collection, Los Angeles | Feature Inc., New York | Acquired from the above in March 2013 by the present owner
Tom of Finland
1920 - 1991
Untitled
signed Tom and dated 1985 (lower right)
graphite on paper
13 by 9½ in.
33 by 24.1 cm.
Private Collection, Amsterdam | Private Collection, Los Angeles | Private Collection, Los Angeles | Feature Inc., New York | Acquired from the above in March 2013 by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Tom of Finland achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May last year. In the Contemporary Day Auction auction, the work without title sold for USD 56,700.00 (€ 52,837.57) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Tom of Finland have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled [Twelve Works|AID701324] in May last year with an auction result of USD 289,800.00 (€ 270,058.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tom of Finland erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Day Auction wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 56.700,00 (€ 52.837,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tom of Finland auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled [Twelve Works|AID701324] im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 289.800,00 (€ 270.058,71).
Tom of Finland - Auction history
![Tom of Finland - Untitled [Twelve Works]](/images/tom-of-finland_untitled-twelve-works_AID701324_320x320.jpg)
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