Gahan Wilson
Looks like the end of civilization as they know it
Found at
Christies,
New York
PLAYBOY AT 50, Lot 49
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2003
PLAYBOY AT 50, Lot 49
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2003
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Gahan Wilson (b. 1930)
Looks like the end of civilization as they know it
signed 'Gahan Wilson' (lower left), copyright stamp on mat
ink and watercolor and varnish on paper laid down on illustration board
with mat 15 x 12½ in. (38 x 31.7 cm.)
RUN DATE: August 1958.
Looks like the end of civilization as they know it
signed 'Gahan Wilson' (lower left), copyright stamp on mat
ink and watercolor and varnish on paper laid down on illustration board
with mat 15 x 12½ in. (38 x 31.7 cm.)
RUN DATE: August 1958.
A top price for Gahan Wilson
This artwork by Gahan Wilson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2003. In the PLAYBOY AT 50 auction, the work Looks like the end of civilization as they know it sold for USD 2,629.00 (€ 2,087.00) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. This high result makes Looks like the end of civilization as they know it the most expensive artwork by Gahan Wilson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gahan Wilson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gahan Wilson erzielte im Dezember 2003 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion PLAYBOY AT 50 wurde die Arbeit Looks like the end of civilization as they know it für USD 2.629,00 (€ 2.087,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Looks like the end of civilization as they know it zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gahan Wilson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Gahan Wilson - Auction history
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