Tony Smith
We Lost
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 162.500 USD
Price realised: 162.500 USD
Description
Tony Smith
1912 - 1980
WE LOST
stamped with the artist's name, date 1962 and number 5/9 on the bottom edge
bronze with black patina
18 by 18 by 18 in. 45.7 by 45.7 by 45.7 cm.
This work was conceptualized in 1962 and fabricated in 1989.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Art & Public, Geneva | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001
1912 - 1980
WE LOST
stamped with the artist's name, date 1962 and number 5/9 on the bottom edge
bronze with black patina
18 by 18 by 18 in. 45.7 by 45.7 by 45.7 cm.
This work was conceptualized in 1962 and fabricated in 1989.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Art & Public, Geneva | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
In September 2018 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Curated, which included the work We Lost by Tony Smith. The »bidding war« ended at USD 162,500.00 (€ 139,821.03), 35% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Tony Smith - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work For J.C., which sold at auction in May 2011 for USD 530,500.00 (€ 369,017.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Im September 2018 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Curated durch, in der auch die Arbeit We Lost von Tony Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 162.500,00 (€ 139.821,03) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Tony Smith mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit For J.C. beobachtet, die im Mai 2011 für USD 530.500,00 (€ 369.017,81) versteigert wurde.
Tony Smith - Auction history
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