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- Blizzard On Fifth Avenue
Guy Carleton Wiggins
Blizzard On Fifth Avenue
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962)
signed 'Guy Wiggins NA' (lower left)—signed again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
South Glastonbury Public Library, South Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1944. | Christie's, New York, 12 January 1999, lot 104, sold by the above. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
signed 'Guy Wiggins NA' (lower left)—signed again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
South Glastonbury Public Library, South Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1944. | Christie's, New York, 12 January 1999, lot 104, sold by the above. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Blizzard On Fifth Avenue by Guy Carleton Wiggins was sold in the American Art auction at Christies in New York in May 2021. The »bidding war« ended at USD 37,500.00 (€ 30,752.83), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Guy Carleton Wiggins have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Wall Street In Winter in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 200,000.00 (€ 177,999.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Blizzard On Fifth Avenue von Guy Carleton Wiggins wurde im Mai 2021 in der Auktion American Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 30.752,83) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Guy Carleton Wiggins auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Wall Street In Winter im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 200.000,00 (€ 177.999,29).