Alma Thomas
A Fantastic Sunset
Found at
Christies,
New York
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, Lot 5 C
17. May - 17. May 2023
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I, Lot 5 C
17. May - 17. May 2023
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 3.922.000 USD
Price realised: 3.922.000 USD
Description
Alma Thomas (1891-1978)
A Fantastic Sunset
signed, titled and dated '"a Fantastic Sunset" Alma W. Thomas 70' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
A Fantastic Sunset
signed, titled and dated '"a Fantastic Sunset" Alma W. Thomas 70' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
A top price for Alma Thomas
The work A Fantastic Sunset by Alma Thomas was auctioned at Christies in New York in May this year. It achieved a price of USD 3,922,000.00 (€ 3,681,246.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 31%. With this result, A Fantastic Sunset is even the most expensive work of art by Alma Thomas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alma Thomas
Die Arbeit A Fantastic Sunset von Alma Thomas kam im Mai diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.922.000,00 (€ 3.681.246,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 31%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A Fantastic Sunset sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Alma Thomas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Alma Thomas - Auction history
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