William Baziotes
Mirage
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Description
William Baziotes
1912 - 1963
MIRAGE
signed; signed, titled and dated 1960 on the reverse
oil on canvas
48 by 36 in. 121.9 by 91.4 cm.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York | Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Texas | Vivian Horan Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1987) | Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, Lot 148 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
1912 - 1963
MIRAGE
signed; signed, titled and dated 1960 on the reverse
oil on canvas
48 by 36 in. 121.9 by 91.4 cm.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York | Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Texas | Vivian Horan Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1987) | Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 1989, Lot 148 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Mirage by William Baziotes was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2018. Here, the upper estimate of USD 200,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 212,500.00 (€ 172,483.77). Admittedly, works by William Baziotes have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Phantasm in November 2017 with an auction result of USD 1,332,500.00 (€ 1,119,936.12).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mirage von William Baziotes kam im März 2018 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 200.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 212.500,00 (€ 172.483,77) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Baziotes auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Phantasm im November 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.332.500,00 (€ 1.119.936,12).
William Baziotes - Auction history
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