Walter Barker
Salute To Piero
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale, Lot 56
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2020
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale, Lot 56
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2020
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 1.375 USD
Price realised: 1.375 USD
Description
WALTER BARKER
1921 - 2004
SALUTE TO PIERO
signed and dated 56
oil on canvas
Canvas: 39½ by 31½ in. (100.3 by 80 cm.)
Framed: 40⅛ by 32¼ in. (101.9 by 81.9 cm.)
Fine Arts Associates, New York | The Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (acquired from the above in 1957) | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of the above in 1966)
1921 - 2004
SALUTE TO PIERO
signed and dated 56
oil on canvas
Canvas: 39½ by 31½ in. (100.3 by 80 cm.)
Framed: 40⅛ by 32¼ in. (101.9 by 81.9 cm.)
Fine Arts Associates, New York | The Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (acquired from the above in 1957) | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of the above in 1966)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Walter Barker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2020. In the Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale auction, the work Salute To Piero sold for USD 1,375.00 (€ 1,255.13) - well above the upper estimate of USD 500.00. Admittedly, works by Walter Barker have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Venice in April 2020 with an auction result of USD 8,125.00 (€ 7,416.70).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Walter Barker erzielte im April 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale wurde die Arbeit Salute To Piero für USD 1.375,00 (€ 1.255,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Walter Barker auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Venice im April 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 8.125,00 (€ 7.416,70).
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