Don Lewis - Bunny in Water, circa 1964

Don Lewis

Bunny in Water, circa 1964

Found at Christies, New York
PLAYBOY AT 50, Lot 124
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2003
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 5.736 USD
Description
Don Lewis (20th Century)
Bunny in Water, circa 1964
signed 'Don Lewis' (lower right)
gouache on board
27 x 21 in. (68.6 x 53.3 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 91 %.

This artwork by Don Lewis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2003. In the PLAYBOY AT 50 auction, the work Bunny in Water, circa 1964 sold for USD 5,736.00 (€ 4,553.47) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Don Lewis; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Bunny, 1965 sold at auction in December 2003 with the realized price of USD 6,572.50 (€ 5,217.51).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 91 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Don Lewis erzielte im Dezember 2003 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion PLAYBOY AT 50 wurde die Arbeit Bunny in Water, circa 1964 für USD 5.736,00 (€ 4.553,47) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Don Lewis; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Bunny, 1965 im Dezember 2003 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 6.572,50 (€ 5.217,51).

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