Jack Tworkov
Watergame
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session), Lot 228
9. NOV - 9. NOV 2005
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session), Lot 228
9. NOV - 9. NOV 2005
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 396.800 USD
Price realised: 396.800 USD
Description
Jack Tworkov (1900-1982)
Watergame
signed, titled and dated '"Watergame" Tworkov 55' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
69 x 59 in. (175.3 x 149.8 cm.)
Painted in 1955.
Watergame
signed, titled and dated '"Watergame" Tworkov 55' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
69 x 59 in. (175.3 x 149.8 cm.)
Painted in 1955.
A top price for Jack Tworkov
This artwork by Jack Tworkov achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2005. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session) auction, the work Watergame sold for USD 396,800.00 (€ 336,556.40) - well above the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00. This high result makes Watergame the most expensive artwork by Jack Tworkov that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jack Tworkov
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jack Tworkov erzielte im November 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session) wurde die Arbeit Watergame für USD 396.800,00 (€ 336.556,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Watergame zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jack Tworkov, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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