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- Drawing for Great American Nude #78
Tom Wesselmann
Drawing for Great American Nude #78
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 134.820 GBP
Price realised: 134.820 GBP
Description
TOM WESSELMANN (1931-2004)
Drawing for Great American Nude #78
signed ‘Wesselmann’ (lower left); signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘DRAWING FOR GREAT AMERICAN NUDE #78 1966 + 77 pencil + thinned Liquitex on 100% ragboard (pencil 1966 Liquitex 1977) WESSELMANN’ (on the reverse)
liquitex and graphite on ragboard
7 7/8 x 9 1/2in. (20 x 24.2cm.)
Executed in 1966-1977
Drawing for Great American Nude #78
signed ‘Wesselmann’ (lower left); signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘DRAWING FOR GREAT AMERICAN NUDE #78 1966 + 77 pencil + thinned Liquitex on 100% ragboard (pencil 1966 Liquitex 1977) WESSELMANN’ (on the reverse)
liquitex and graphite on ragboard
7 7/8 x 9 1/2in. (20 x 24.2cm.)
Executed in 1966-1977
Upper estimate price exceeded by 69 %.
In March this year Christies in London held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work Drawing for Great American Nude #78 by Tom Wesselmann. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 134,820.00 (€ 153,383.79), 69% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Tom Wesselmann achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Great American Nude No. 48 in May 2008 with an auction result of USD 10,681,000.00 (€ 6,864,395.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 69 % übertroffen
Im März diesen Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Drawing for Great American Nude #78 von Tom Wesselmann zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 134.820,00 (€ 153.383,79) und damit 69% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Tom Wesselmann erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Great American Nude No. 48 im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 10.681.000,00 (€ 6.864.395,89).