Walt Kuhn
Two Clowns
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Including the Collection of George S. Parker II from the Caxambas Foundation, Lot 2
20. Oct - 20. Oct 2016
American Art, Including the Collection of George S. Parker II from the Caxambas Foundation, Lot 2
20. Oct - 20. Oct 2016
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 4.750 USD
Price realised: 4.750 USD
Description
Walt Kuhn
1880 - 1949
TWO CLOWNS
oil on canvas laid down on panel
9 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches
(24.1 by 31.7 cm)
Painted circa 1935-40.
Kennedy Galleries, New York | Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 23, 1974, lot 83 | Phyllis Weil & Company, New York, 1979 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1880 - 1949
TWO CLOWNS
oil on canvas laid down on panel
9 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches
(24.1 by 31.7 cm)
Painted circa 1935-40.
Kennedy Galleries, New York | Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 23, 1974, lot 83 | Phyllis Weil & Company, New York, 1979 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Two Clowns by Walt Kuhn was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 4,750.00 (€ 4,333.15). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Walt Kuhn achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Chico in a Silk Hat in November 2021 with an auction result of USD 1,590,000.00 (€ 1,408,700.27).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Two Clowns von Walt Kuhn im Oktober 2016 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 4.750,00 (€ 4.333,15) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Walt Kuhn erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Chico in a Silk Hat im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.590.000,00 (€ 1.408.700,27).