Ben Shahn
Scabbies are Welcome
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 134
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2006
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 134
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2006
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 262.400 USD
Price realised: 262.400 USD
Description
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Scabbies are Welcome
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
tempera on paper laid down on panel
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1937.
Scabbies are Welcome
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
tempera on paper laid down on panel
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1937.
A top price for Ben Shahn
The work Scabbies are Welcome by Ben Shahn was worth USD 262,400.00 (€ 206,825.88) to a buyer in September 2006. This price was achieved in the auction Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Scabbies are Welcome the most expensive artwork by Ben Shahn that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ben Shahn
Die Arbeit Scabbies are Welcome von Ben Shahn war einem Käufer im September 2006 USD 262.400,00 (€ 206.825,88) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Scabbies are Welcome zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ben Shahn, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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