Bob Kuhn
Leopard in Light and Shade
Found at
Christies,
New York
Sporting And Wildlife Art Including The Collection Of Doug And Ellen Miller, Lot 152
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2007
Sporting And Wildlife Art Including The Collection Of Doug And Ellen Miller, Lot 152
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2007
Estimate: 180.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 601.000 USD
Price realised: 601.000 USD
Description
Bob Kuhn (American, 1920-2007)
Leopard in Light and Shade
indistinctly signed 'Kuhn' (lower right)
black and brown chalk with gouache and acrylic on card
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1974.
Leopard in Light and Shade
indistinctly signed 'Kuhn' (lower right)
black and brown chalk with gouache and acrylic on card
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1974.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Bob Kuhn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2007. In the Sporting And Wildlife Art Including The Collection Of Doug And Ellen Miller auction, the work Leopard in Light and Shade sold for USD 601,000.00 (€ 409,177.56) - well above the upper estimate of USD 250,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Bob Kuhn; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Fire Storm sold at auction in November 2007 with the realized price of USD 657,000.00 (€ 447,303.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bob Kuhn erzielte im November 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Sporting And Wildlife Art Including The Collection Of Doug And Ellen Miller wurde die Arbeit Leopard in Light and Shade für USD 601.000,00 (€ 409.177,56) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 250.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Bob Kuhn; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Fire Storm im November 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 657.000,00 (€ 447.303,92).
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