Bill Traylor
Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double sided, 1939-1942
Estimate: 200.000 - 400.000 USD
Price realised: 507.000 USD
Price realised: 507.000 USD
Description
tempera and graphite on paper
18 7/8 x 24 in.
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York | Steven Spielberg, gifted to Alice Walker at the conclusion of the filming of The Color Purple
18 7/8 x 24 in.
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York | Steven Spielberg, gifted to Alice Walker at the conclusion of the filming of The Color Purple
A top price for Bill Traylor
The work Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double sided, 1939-1942 by Bill Traylor was sold in the Outsider Art auction at Christies in New York in January 2020. The »bidding war« ended at USD 507,000.00 (€ 457,044.98), 27% above the upper estimate. With this result, Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double sided, 1939-1942 is even the most expensive work of art by Bill Traylor that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bill Traylor
Die Arbeit Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double sided, 1939-1942 von Bill Traylor wurde im Januar 2020 in der Auktion Outsider Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 507.000,00 (€ 457.044,98) und damit 27% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double sided, 1939-1942 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Bill Traylor, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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