Sentences with phrase «exceeded high estimates»

Works from prestigious private collections performed well, ranging from the structured still lifes of Giorgio Morandi in The Eye of the Architect (Lots 4, 5 and 6), all of which exceeded their high estimates, to Francis Picabia's playful collage, Sans titre (Pot de fleurs)(# 3,008,750 / $ 4,200,215 — more than double its high estimate) in Abstraction Beyond Borders, a collection tracing the development of abstraction across Europe in the 20th century.

Despite two lots that exceeded their high estimates (Currin's «lesbians» and Alexander Calder's elegant black monochrome Deux Dates mobile) and three record highs for individual artists (Currin again, Guston, and Richard Serra), the sale bore witness to the fact that Sotheby's estimates had been set «when the world was a different place.»

The hammer fell when the work hit $ 2.77 million, exceeding its high estimate of $ 1.5 million.

The Alexander Calder painted metal sculpture Escutcheon II began the sale quickly exceeding the high estimate and netting $ 842,500.

Interest in vernacular photography was so high that the opening bid for many works exceeded the high estimate.

The auction was led by Jean Dubuffet's Visiteur au Chapeau Bleu (Visitor with a Blue Hat), which exceeded its high estimate, selling for # 4,813,000.

Wang Shouren, Poem «Parting at the Ye River», 1504, exceeded its high estimate of $ 80,000.

Kapoor's other mirrored sculpture in red exceeded its high estimate and sold for $ 1,445,000 at Sotheby's London last year.

Twenty - eight of the lots exceeded their high estimate and auction records were set for 15 artists and the jam - packed auction room burst into applause several times and at the end of the sale.

Another highlight was a rare limited first edition on handmade paper of James Joyce's magnum opus Ulysses, 1922, which exceeded its high estimate to sell for $ 33,750.

The auction debut of the first American edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, 1912, set a strong precedent, exceeding its high estimate of $ 7,500 to reach $ 10,000.

New York - Swann Galleries» November 17 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought more than $ 770,000, exceeding the high estimate for the sale.

There was also intense competition for paintings by the giants of our category with a prime example of Andy Warhol's late Car Series from the Collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum comfortably exceeding the high estimate to sell for $ 4 million, a 1963Untitled Alexander Calder mobile fetching $ 1,925,000, and the 1943 Petit Sergent Major by Jean Dubuffet selling for $ 1,805,000.

A world auction record was also established for Agnes Martin, whose 1965 canvas Orange Grove sold for $ 10,693,000 — exceeding its high estimate of $ 8,500,000.

The auction — which exceeded its high estimate of $ 120 million and sold 100 percent of its lots — was the first of three that Sotheby's will conduct over several days for the estate, which consigned close to 2,000 items.

And Sotheby's first major sale of art on the mainland, held December 1, exceeded the high estimate by taking in slightly over $ 37 million for a selection of modern and contemporary Chinese works.

A key work in the collection, Mahmoud Said's The Whirling Dervishes sold for $ 2,546,500, far exceeding its high estimate of $ 400,000 — and establishing a new world auction record for the artist.

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Post seemingly constant annual revenue growth of 50 % or more, manage the same feat with your gross margins, enjoy the fourth - highest sales per square foot of all retailers in the U.S. (behind Apple, Tiffany and Coach), exceed your own earnings estimates on a regular basis, and sooner or later someone will attempt to compete with you.

Losses exceeded $ 230 million in 2016, yet the bureau estimates that only a fraction of crimes are even reported, putting the likely actual number much higher.

Because the higher standard deduction will exceed the value of itemized deductions for many taxpayers, the Tax Policy Center estimates that more than 25 million families will stop itemizing in 2018 — that's more than half the number of people who have itemized in recent years.

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

Following last week's US Senate hearings on virtual currency, Bitcoin has hit all time highs exceeding even the most optimistic estimates for price versus fiat currencies.

The U.S. now has the highest inequality among advanced countries and a level that exceeds, possibly substantially, the estimated inequality in 1774.

Auto stocks were notably higher on Tuesday after General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) surprised the Street with an earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2017, which exceeded Wall Street's estimates.

«PBO estimates that higher - wealth households will be able to continue contributions, but TFSA contribution room limits will soon exceed the financial asset base for most low - wealth to middle - wealth households,» Fréchette said.

April 25 Comcast Corp posted quarterly earnings that topped Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the communications company cut expenses and a rise in high - speed internet customers exceeded a drop in cable television subscribers.

American football players are noted for their high sweat rates (> 2 liters / hour) due to large body surface area, protective equipment and intensity of play (11) The estimated fluid consumption for college players has been estimated to exceed 12 liters per day, so that high fluid intake has become indoctrinated within football culture.

This exceeds even high estimates of Teachout's potential support.

It is common among the elderly and infection rates are estimated to be as high as 50 % in those whose hospital stays exceed four weeks.

Writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the researchers outline how satellite imagery, geolocation technology, small area surveys, statistical methods and computing power can come together to map high - resolution national population estimates, comparable or exceeding the level of detail of those derived from census material and with the ability to interrogate information down to the local scale.

For the Netherlands, the best estimate of sea level rise is 0.83 meters, but the calculations show that there is a 26 % chance that it will exceed the existing high - end scenario of 1.05 meters and a sea level rise of up to 1.80 meters can not be excluded.

The high estimate would exceed the largest ever reported 8,481 square miles in 2002.

Based on regional studies, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated that 20 — 30 % of the world's species are likely to be at increasingly high risk of extinction from climate change impacts within this century if global mean temperatures exceed 2 — 3 °C above pre-industrial levels [6], while Thomas et al. [5] predicted that 15 — 37 % of species could be «committed to extinction» due to climate change by 2050.

MGM / Lionsgate's release of Pantelion Fims» Overboard remake exceeded weekend estimates for second place and earned a record - setting total for Pantelion as the highest - grossing opening in their eight - year history on the strength of the film's A - CinemaScore and strong word of mouth.

Economic evaluation estimated a return on investment that exceeded $ 2,500 per participant on outcomes such as increased likelihood to graduate from high school, lower rates of K - 12 grade retention, lower rates of initiating sexual activity, and less criminal activity among group participants (Lee et al., 2012).

Those 275,000 students exceed the 271,000 students that Bellwether Education Partners estimates are enrolled in all of the high - performing charter management organizations in the United States.

The pushback against the Common Core exams caught fans of high - stakes testing off guard, with estimates of New York test refusals now exceeding 200,000.

By not including a high - res screen, Apple can roll out an iPad mini with Retina in 6 to 12 months and sell millions more units and exceed sales estimates again, which it will do.

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Because the higher standard deduction will exceed the value of itemized deductions for many taxpayers, the Tax Policy Center estimates that more than 25 million families will stop itemizing in 2018 — that's more than half the number of people who have itemized in recent years.

Better than Expected GDP Could Support Demand for Higher Risk Assets U.S. stock indices may see fresh buying today if GDP exceeds todayâ $ ™ s consensus estimate of 4.5 %.

[46] In February 2008, the artist's dotted canvas Static 2 (1966) brought # 1,476,500 ($ 2.9 million), far exceeding its # 900,000 ($ 1.8 million) high estimate, at Christie's in London.

The painting, a series of vertical red and blue lines subtly graduated in width, went to a private American collector for # 2,561,250 ($ 5.1 million), almost double the record established at Christie's London earlier that year by the artist's dotted canvas Static 2, 1966, which brought # 1,476,500 ($ 2.9 million), far exceeding its # 900,000 ($ 1.8 million) high estimate.

The total high estimate range for this year clearly exceeds that of last year as the art market is said to be thriving and the auction staff setting, as Joseph Duveen described them «aggressive estimates».

Before bids began, the mural - sized painting was positioned to reach a record result with the estimate set at approximately $ 8.3 million — $ 11 million, which far exceeded Bradford's previous auction high mark.

«In addition to a star performance by Jean - Michel Basquiat, many works from newer artists such as Marlene Dumas, Ellen Gallagher and Rineke Dijkstra fetched prices that far exceeded pre-sale high estimates.

Of the 46 lots offered, 41 sold, most above their high estimates, and the sales total just exceeded the pre-auction high estimate even though the top lot, No. 19, which was illustrated on the catalogue's cover, Robert Ryman's, «Signet 20,» passed at $ 1,100,000 far below its low estimate of $ 1.5 million.

This auction, which was very successful, slightly exceeding its pre-sale high - estimate total of $ 10,400,000 and selling 45 of the 47 offered works, is no exception to the rule with a few very fine works of art and some that may not stand the test of time.

The auction was extremely successful setting auction records for 18 artists and nicely exceeding its pre-sale high estimate of $ 12.9 million.