William King
Woman In Blue And Standing O
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 139
20. May - 20. May 2021
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 139
20. May - 20. May 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
Price realised: 2.500 USD
Description
William King (1925–2015)
incised with artist's monogram and dated '1978' (on foot), incised 'AP 2/3' (on reverse foot), the second
painted terracotta, the first; aluminum, the second
18<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> in. (46.4 cm.) high, the first; 13<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> in. (35.2 cm.) high, the second
Executed in 1978, number two of three from the artist's proofs, the second.
incised with artist's monogram and dated '1978' (on foot), incised 'AP 2/3' (on reverse foot), the second
painted terracotta, the first; aluminum, the second
18<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> in. (46.4 cm.) high, the first; 13<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> in. (35.2 cm.) high, the second
Executed in 1978, number two of three from the artist's proofs, the second.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Woman In Blue And Standing O by William King was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2021. It achieved a price of USD 2,500.00 (€ 2,050.19), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William King; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Self Aged Seven sold at auction in July 2012 with the realized price of USD 4,750.00 (€ 3,857.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Woman In Blue And Standing O von William King kam im Mai 2021 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.500,00 (€ 2.050,19) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William King; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Self Aged Seven im Juli 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 4.750,00 (€ 3.857,08).
William King - Auction history
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