William Tucker
Study for Gymnast IV
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints, Lot 725
16.Okt - 24.Okt.2018
The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints, Lot 725
16.Okt - 24.Okt.2018
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
oil stick on paper
57 ¼ 44 ⅞ in. (145.4 x 114 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
McKee Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
57 ¼ 44 ⅞ in. (145.4 x 114 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
McKee Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Study for Gymnast IV by William Tucker was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,860.75). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Tucker - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Beulah Xii, which sold at auction in July 2007 for GBP 6,000.00 (€ 8,911.39).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Study for Gymnast IV von William Tucker im Oktober 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.860,75) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von William Tucker mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Beulah Xii beobachtet, die im Juli 2007 für GBP 6.000,00 (€ 8.911,39) versteigert wurde.
William Tucker - Auction history
![William Tucker - I. Untitled (Study For Sculpture) Ii. Study For Gaia [2 Works]](/images/william-tucker_i-untitled-study-for-sculpture-ii-study-for-gaia-2-works_AID174743_320x320.jpg)
![William Tucker - I. Untitled (Study For Sculpture) Ii. Study For Gaia [Two Works]](/images/william-tucker_i-untitled-study-for-sculpture-ii-study-for-gaia-two-works_AID165826_320x320.jpg)
Other artists in this auction
![Robert Barry - [Untitled]](/images/robert-barry_untitled_AID3475_320x320.jpg)
