Erich Sokol
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 9.560 USD
Price realised: 9.560 USD
Description
Erich Sokol (b. 1933)
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
signed 'Sokol' (lower left), Playboy stamp on verso, printed caption below image, matted
gouache on illustration board
16½ x 12¼ in. (42.1 x 31.3 cm.)
RUN DATE: January 1963
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
signed 'Sokol' (lower left), Playboy stamp on verso, printed caption below image, matted
gouache on illustration board
16½ x 12¼ in. (42.1 x 31.3 cm.)
RUN DATE: January 1963
A top price for Erich Sokol
The work Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus by Erich Sokol was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2003. It achieved a price of USD 9,560.00 (€ 7,589.11), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 37%. With this result, Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus is even the most expensive work of art by Erich Sokol that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Erich Sokol
Die Arbeit Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus von Erich Sokol kam im Dezember 2003 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 9.560,00 (€ 7.589,11) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 37%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Erich Sokol, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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