Charles Green Shaw
Plastic Polygon
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 555.000 USD
Price realised: 555.000 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Shaw 1937' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
45 ¾ x 30 ¾ in. (116.2 x 78.1 cm.)
Painted in 1937.
Zabriskie Gallery, New York. | Mr. Bernard F. Curry, Palm Beach, Florida, by 1973. | Washburn Gallery, New York. | Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Weinberg, Zurich, Switzerland, by 1980. | [With]Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York. | Terra Museum of American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above, 1986. | [With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York. | Southwestern Bell Corporation Collection, Houston, Texas, acquired from the above, 1988. | [With]Washburn Gallery, New
oil on panel
45 ¾ x 30 ¾ in. (116.2 x 78.1 cm.)
Painted in 1937.
Zabriskie Gallery, New York. | Mr. Bernard F. Curry, Palm Beach, Florida, by 1973. | Washburn Gallery, New York. | Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Weinberg, Zurich, Switzerland, by 1980. | [With]Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York. | Terra Museum of American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above, 1986. | [With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York. | Southwestern Bell Corporation Collection, Houston, Texas, acquired from the above, 1988. | [With]Washburn Gallery, New
A top price for Charles Green Shaw
In May 2019 Christies in New York held the auction American Art, which included the work Plastic Polygon by Charles Green Shaw. The »bidding war« ended at USD 555,000.00 (€ 497,802.49), 59% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Plastic Polygon the most expensive artwork by Charles Green Shaw that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Green Shaw
Im Mai 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Plastic Polygon von Charles Green Shaw zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 555.000,00 (€ 497.802,49) und damit 59% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Plastic Polygon zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Green Shaw, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Charles Green Shaw - Auction history
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