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Alberto Vargas
Vargas Girl--"Darling, how about supplying a little shade?"
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 41.825 USD
Price realised: 41.825 USD
Description
Alberto Vargas (1896-1983)
Vargas Girl--"Darling, how about supplying a little shade?"
signed 'Vargas' (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on illustration board
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
RUN DATE: June 1971
Vargas Girl--"Darling, how about supplying a little shade?"
signed 'Vargas' (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on illustration board
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
RUN DATE: June 1971
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In December 2003 Christies in New York held the auction PLAYBOY AT 50, which included the work Vargas Girl--"Darling, how about supplying a little shade?" by Alberto Vargas. The »bidding war« ended at USD 41,825.00 (€ 33,202.35), 20% above the upper estimate. Other works by Alberto Vargas have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 71,700.00 (€ 56,918.31) in December 2003 for the work Vargas Girl--"Trick or treat?".
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Dezember 2003 führte Christies in New York die Auktion PLAYBOY AT 50 durch, in der auch die Arbeit Vargas Girl--"Darling, how about supplying a little shade?" von Alberto Vargas zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 41.825,00 (€ 33.202,35) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Alberto Vargas haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 71.700,00 (€ 56.918,31) im Dezember 2003 für die Arbeit Vargas Girl--"Trick or treat?" beobachtet.