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Saturday, November 18, 2023

November Sales

On November 10, Christie's auctioned Garden Abstraction during its Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale.

Garden Abstraction
Lot 126
(1963) Gouache on paper
signed, inscribed and dated 'Beauford Delaney July 28, 1963 Paris' (lower left);
signed again 'Beauford Delaney' (on the reverse)
30 x 22 ¼ in. (76.2 x 56.6 cm.)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

The estimated sale price for the work was $40,000 - $60,000. 

It sold for $69,300, including a 26% buyer's premium.

On November 15, Phillips auctioned Wine during its 20th Century and Contemporary Art Day sale.

Wine
Lot 171
(1962) Gouache on paper
Signed, inscribed and dated "Beauford Delaney Paris 1962" lower right;
Stamped by the Estate of Beauford Delaney on the reverse
29 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. (74.6 x 54 cm)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Its estimated sale price was $40,000 - $60,000.

It sold for $40,640, including a 27% buyer's premium.

On November 16, Sotheby's auctioned Untitled during its Contemporary Day Auction.

Untitled
Lot 202
(1955) Oil on canvas
signed and dated 1955 (lower left); inscribed (on the reverse)
64 by 29 in. (162.6 by 73.7 cm.)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Its estimated sale price was $120,000 - $180,000.

It sold for $177,840, including a 26% buyer's premium.

Stay tuned for a future post where I will present the results of The Gazette Drouot sale that took place on November 17.

 

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