Guy Pène Du Bois
Girl on Bicycle
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Guy Pène Du Bois '25' (lower right)
oil on panel
21 5/8 x 17 7/8 in. (54.9 x 45.4 cm.)
Painted in 1925.
The artist. | Estate of the above. | [With]Graham Gallery, New York. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
oil on panel
21 5/8 x 17 7/8 in. (54.9 x 45.4 cm.)
Painted in 1925.
The artist. | Estate of the above. | [With]Graham Gallery, New York. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Guy Pène du Bois achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2016. In the American Art auction, the work Girl on Bicycle sold for USD 187,500.00 (€ 177,254.68) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Guy Pène du Bois - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Crowd [Self-Portrait|AID239202], which sold at auction in November 2012 for USD 602,500.00 (€ 463,105.30).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Guy Pène du Bois erzielte im November 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Girl on Bicycle für USD 187.500,00 (€ 177.254,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Guy Pène du Bois mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Crowd [Self-Portrait|AID239202] beobachtet, die im November 2012 für USD 602.500,00 (€ 463.105,30) versteigert wurde.
Guy Pène du Bois - Auction history
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