Alberto Vargas
Lounging Nude
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 140
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2015
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 140
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2015
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 5.625 USD
Price realised: 5.625 USD
Description
Alberto Vargas
1896-1982
LOUNGING NUDE
signed Vargas (center right), inscribed To my friend Jim/In deep appreciation/Alberto Vargas (lower right)
watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper
17 1/2 by 28 inches
(44.4 by 71.1 cm)
Executed in 1943.
Sale: Illustration House, New York, May 3, 1997, lot 142 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
1896-1982
LOUNGING NUDE
signed Vargas (center right), inscribed To my friend Jim/In deep appreciation/Alberto Vargas (lower right)
watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper
17 1/2 by 28 inches
(44.4 by 71.1 cm)
Executed in 1943.
Sale: Illustration House, New York, May 3, 1997, lot 142 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Lounging Nude by Alberto Vargas was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2015. The price achieved of USD 5,625.00 (€ 5,094.19) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Alberto Vargas achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Vargas Girl--"Trick or treat?" in December 2003 with an auction result of USD 71,700.00 (€ 56,918.31).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Lounging Nude von Alberto Vargas wurde im Oktober 2015 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 5.625,00 (€ 5.094,19) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Alberto Vargas erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Vargas Girl--"Trick or treat?" im Dezember 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 71.700,00 (€ 56.918,31).
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