Auction Record Set For Eileen Agar

Auction Record Set For Eileen Agar

3 min read  ·  06 Jun 2024

The Muse Listening. Image courtesy of PIASA

The Muse Listening. Image courtesy of PIASA

Eileen Agar, The Muse Listening (1940) sold for $148,300, more than 13 times the low estimate at PIASA on June 5.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $40,900, a 38% rise.

Rite of Spring. Image courtesy of Christie's Online

Rite of Spring. Image courtesy of Christie's Online

The previous record was set by Rite of Spring (1971), which sold for $107,400 at Christie's Online on March 09, 2022. The work had been traded 3 times in the past.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
2024-06-05
The Muse Listening
$148,300
38 %
PIASA
-
2022-03-09
Rite of Spring
$107,400
7 %
Christie's Online
-
2018-02-28
The Wings Of Augury
$100,700
165 %
Sotheby's
London
2012-10-10
Lewis Carroll with Alice
$38,000
6 %
Christie's
London
2006-11-15
Oval object
$35,900
-
Christie's
London

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