Tom Otterness
Large Bear
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 42 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 42 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.512.500 USD
Price realised: 1.512.500 USD
Description
incised with the artist's signature, number and date '© TOM OTTERNESS 3/3 2000' (on the right foot)
bronze
108 x 48 1/2 x 52 in. (274.3 x 123.2 x 132.1 cm.)
Executed in 2000. This work is number three from an edition of three.
Marlborough Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2001
bronze
108 x 48 1/2 x 52 in. (274.3 x 123.2 x 132.1 cm.)
Executed in 2000. This work is number three from an edition of three.
Marlborough Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2001
A top price for Tom Otterness
This artwork by Tom Otterness achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2018. In the An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale auction, the work Large Bear sold for USD 1,512,500.00 (€ 1,335,776.74) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes Large Bear the most expensive artwork by Tom Otterness that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tom Otterness
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tom Otterness erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Large Bear für USD 1.512.500,00 (€ 1.335.776,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Large Bear zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tom Otterness, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Tom Otterness - Auction history
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