$15,000
Philip Johnson
six outdoor lights from the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth
USA, 1961 enameled bronze 9 dia x 31 h in (23 x 79 cm)
result: $15,000
plus square-foot addition spearheaded by Johnson himself.
Approximately twenty-five of these lamps were installed on the museum campus in 1961. They were removed from the exterior during the 1980s and recently deaccessioned by the museum in 2015.
provenance: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth | Private Collection
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2016-03-24