Verne Dawson
Manhattan
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session), Lot 503
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session), Lot 503
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 47.800 USD
Price realised: 47.800 USD
Description
Verne Dawson (b. 1961)
Manhattan
oil on canvas
72 x 72 in. (183 x 183 cm.)
Painted in 1998.
Manhattan
oil on canvas
72 x 72 in. (183 x 183 cm.)
Painted in 1998.
A top price for Verne Dawson
This artwork by Verne Dawson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2003. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) auction, the work Manhattan sold for USD 47,800.00 (€ 39,849.94) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. This high result makes Manhattan the most expensive artwork by Verne Dawson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Verne Dawson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Verne Dawson erzielte im November 2003 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) wurde die Arbeit Manhattan für USD 47.800,00 (€ 39.849,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Manhattan zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Verne Dawson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Verne Dawson - Auction history
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