Guy Carleton Wiggins

Washington's Birthday

Found at Christies, New York
Modern American Art, Lot 196
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2023
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 47.880 USD
GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (1883-1962)
Washington's Birthday
signed 'Guy Wiggins.' (lower right)—signed again, dated '1927' and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvasboard
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Painted in 1927.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.

This artwork by Guy Carleton Wiggins achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in April this year. In the Modern American Art auction, the work Washington's Birthday sold for USD 47,880.00 (€ 43,369.57) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. 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 92 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Guy Carleton Wiggins erzielte im April diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern American Art wurde die Arbeit Washington's Birthday für USD 47.880,00 (€ 43.369,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. 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).

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