Tom Otterness
Crying Giant
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 45
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2020
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 45
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private New York Collection
TOM OTTERNESS
b.1952
CRYING GIANT
inscribed with the artist's name, dated 2002 and numbered 2/3 on the base
green-patinated bronze
132 by 78 by 173 in. 335.3 by 198.1 by 439.4 cm.
Executed in 2002, this work is number two from an edition of three.
This work is being offered for sale from an offsite location and is not at Sotheby’s York Avenue location. Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Department at Bryce.Smith@sothebys.com with inquiries. Please note that the successful purchaser must use Sotheby’s shipping services for collection and delivery after the auction at the buyer’s expense.
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 2002
TOM OTTERNESS
b.1952
CRYING GIANT
inscribed with the artist's name, dated 2002 and numbered 2/3 on the base
green-patinated bronze
132 by 78 by 173 in. 335.3 by 198.1 by 439.4 cm.
Executed in 2002, this work is number two from an edition of three.
This work is being offered for sale from an offsite location and is not at Sotheby’s York Avenue location. Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Department at Bryce.Smith@sothebys.com with inquiries. Please note that the successful purchaser must use Sotheby’s shipping services for collection and delivery after the auction at the buyer’s expense.
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 2002
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work Crying Giant by Tom Otterness was sold in the Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2020. The »bidding war« ended at USD 1,205,800.00 (€ 1,035,288.06), 72% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Tom Otterness; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Large Bear sold at auction in November 2018 with the realized price of USD 1,512,500.00 (€ 1,335,776.74).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Crying Giant von Tom Otterness wurde im Oktober 2020 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 1.205.800,00 (€ 1.035.288,06) und damit 72% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Tom Otterness; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Large Bear im November 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 1.512.500,00 (€ 1.335.776,74).
Tom Otterness - Auction history
