Another June Sale

ADER Nordmann has auctioned a Beauford Delaney watercolor landscape that depicts a scene in Turkey.

Lot 121
Landscape, 1966
Watercolor
Signed, dated and located "Istanbul Turkey" lower right
49 x 64 cm
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Lot 121
Landscape, 1966
Watercolor
Close-up of signature and date
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator  This work is undoubtedly one of the "watercolors of the hills of Asia" described by David A. Leeming in his biography of Beauford entitled Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney.

I've had the pleasure of publishing multiple articles about Beauford's stay in Istanbul:

Beauford and Baldwin in Istanbul

Beauford in Istanbul

Sedat Pakay's Tribute to Beauford

as well as the sale of art that Beauford produced while there:

Istanbul Calling: A Recordbreaking Sale

This post is the second one to fall in the latter category.

ADER Nordmann's Post War and Contemporary Art - Prestige sale took place in Paris on Friday, June 16, 2023. 

The estimated sale price of Landscape, 1966 was 3000€ to 5000€.  It sold for 43,250€ (including 28% buyer's premium). The hammer price of 34,000€ was almost seven times more than the highest estimated sale price.