Yoko Ono
Play It By Trust
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Description
Yoko Ono
B. 1933
PLAY IT BY TRUST
incised with the artist's signature, title and number 4/8 on the exterior edge of the chessboard
painted bronze, in 33 parts
Overall: 30 by 30 by 6 1/2 in. 76.2 by 76.2 by 16.5 cm.
Executed in 1986-87, this work is number 4 from an edition of 8.
Philip Samuels Fine Art, Clayton, Missouri | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
B. 1933
PLAY IT BY TRUST
incised with the artist's signature, title and number 4/8 on the exterior edge of the chessboard
painted bronze, in 33 parts
Overall: 30 by 30 by 6 1/2 in. 76.2 by 76.2 by 16.5 cm.
Executed in 1986-87, this work is number 4 from an edition of 8.
Philip Samuels Fine Art, Clayton, Missouri | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Play It By Trust by Yoko Ono was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 35,000.00 (€ 32,095.37). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Yoko Ono - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Play It By Trust, which sold at auction in May 2010 for USD 116,500.00 (€ 94,187.08).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Play It By Trust von Yoko Ono im September 2019 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 35.000,00 (€ 32.095,37) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Yoko Ono mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Play It By Trust beobachtet, die im Mai 2010 für USD 116.500,00 (€ 94.187,08) versteigert wurde.
Yoko Ono - Auction history
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