Richard Sargent
Shade Tree
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Art, Lot 67
21. May - 21. May 2015
American Art, Lot 67
21. May - 21. May 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed 'Dick Sargent' (lower left)
gouache, tempera and pencil on paperboard
23 x 21 7/8 in. (58.4 x 55.6 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1960. | By descent to the present owner.
gouache, tempera and pencil on paperboard
23 x 21 7/8 in. (58.4 x 55.6 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1960. | By descent to the present owner.
A top price for Richard Sargent
This artwork by Richard Sargent achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2015. In the American Art auction, the work Shade Tree sold for USD 43,750.00 (€ 39,794.43) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. This high result makes Shade Tree the most expensive artwork by Richard Sargent that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Richard Sargent
Dieses Kunstwerk von Richard Sargent erzielte im Mai 2015 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Shade Tree für USD 43.750,00 (€ 39.794,43) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Shade Tree zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Richard Sargent, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Richard Sargent - Auction history
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