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 DateTitlePriceRecord IncreaseVenueCity
2024-06-05The Muse Listening$148,30038 %PIASA-
2022-03-09Rite of Spring$107,4007 %Christie's Online-
2018-02-28The Wings Of Augury$100,700165 %Sotheby'sLondon
2012-10-10Lewis Carroll with Alice$38,0006 %Christie'sLondon
2006-11-15Oval object$35,900-Christie'sLondon

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