Will Mentor
Mentor'S Farm
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, Lot 12
18. Jul - 18. Jul 2019
Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, Lot 12
18. Jul - 18. Jul 2019
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 1.625 USD
Price realised: 1.625 USD
Description
WILL MENTOR
b.1958
MENTOR'S FARM
oil on wood, in 9 parts
Overall: 92 by 80 in. (233.7 by 203.2 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
PROVENANCE
Wolff Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in October 1987
Wolff Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in October 1987
b.1958
MENTOR'S FARM
oil on wood, in 9 parts
Overall: 92 by 80 in. (233.7 by 203.2 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
PROVENANCE
Wolff Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in October 1987
Wolff Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in October 1987
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
In July 2019 Sothebys in New York held the auction Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s, which included the work Mentor'S Farm by Will Mentor. The »bidding war« ended at USD 1,625.00 (€ 1,460.02), 35% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Will Mentor have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Don Giovanni Moments After Killing The Commandant, Second Performance in July 2019 with an auction result of USD 8,750.00 (€ 7,861.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2019 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Colossal! Monumental Works from the 1980s durch, in der auch die Arbeit Mentor'S Farm von Will Mentor zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 1.625,00 (€ 1.460,02) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Will Mentor auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Don Giovanni Moments After Killing The Commandant, Second Performance im Juli 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 7.861,64).
Will Mentor - Auction history
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