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Robert Vickrey
The Wall
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 232
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2008
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 232
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2008
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 31.250 USD
Price realised: 31.250 USD
Description
Robert Vickrey b. 1926
B. 1926
THE WALL
signed Robert Vickrey, l.l.
egg tempera on masonite
46 by 26 in.
116.8 by 66 cm
Painted in 1953
Midtown Galleries, New York | (Sale: Sotheby's, New York, September 13, 2006, lot 96) | Acquired at the above by the present owner
B. 1926
THE WALL
signed Robert Vickrey, l.l.
egg tempera on masonite
46 by 26 in.
116.8 by 66 cm
Painted in 1953
Midtown Galleries, New York | (Sale: Sotheby's, New York, September 13, 2006, lot 96) | Acquired at the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Wall by Robert Vickrey was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in September 2008. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 31,250.00 (€ 22,193.03) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Robert Vickrey have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2021 the work A Green Thought was auctioned for USD 35,312.50 (€ 28,958.91).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Wall von Robert Vickrey wurde im September 2008 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 31.250,00 (€ 22.193,03) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Robert Vickrey konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2021 die Arbeit A Green Thought für USD 35.312,50 (€ 28.958,91) versteigert.