George Widener
Titanic (1912-1947), 2012
Found at
Christies,
New York
Liberation through Expression: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 4
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2016
Liberation through Expression: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 4
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2016
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Description
signed 1ST CLASS PASSENGER V.I.P. GEORGE WIDENER R.I.P. lower right edge
ink and acrylic on pieced paper napkins
22 1/2 x 36 in.
Henry Boxer Gallery, London (acquired directly from the artist)
ink and acrylic on pieced paper napkins
22 1/2 x 36 in.
Henry Boxer Gallery, London (acquired directly from the artist)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by George Widener achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2016. In the Liberation through Expression: Outsider and Vernacular Art auction, the work Titanic (1912-1947), 2012 sold for USD 22,500.00 (€ 20,771.79) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by George Widener; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Megalopolis 181, 2007 sold at auction in January 2019 with the realized price of USD 40,000.00 (€ 34,922.30).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Widener erzielte im Januar 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Liberation through Expression: Outsider and Vernacular Art wurde die Arbeit Titanic (1912-1947), 2012 für USD 22.500,00 (€ 20.771,79) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von George Widener; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Megalopolis 181, 2007 im Januar 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 40.000,00 (€ 34.922,30).
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