Dean Cornwell
Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Art, Lot 66
21.Nov - 21.Nov.2017
American Art, Lot 66
21.Nov - 21.Nov.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
pencil and chalk on paper
37 x 100 in. (94 x 254 cm.)
Executed circa 1945.
Illustration House, New York, 1 November 1997, lot 73. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
37 x 100 in. (94 x 254 cm.)
Executed circa 1945.
Illustration House, New York, 1 November 1997, lot 73. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
A top price for Dean Cornwell
This artwork by Dean Cornwell achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2017. In the American Art auction, the work Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural sold for USD 137,500.00 (€ 115,565.64) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. This high result makes Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural the most expensive artwork by Dean Cornwell that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Dean Cornwell
Dieses Kunstwerk von Dean Cornwell erzielte im November 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural für USD 137.500,00 (€ 115.565,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Dean Cornwell, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Dean Cornwell - Auction history
