George Gershwin
Self-Portrait (Recto And Verso)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper Sale, Lot 253
14.Mai - 14.Mai.2019
Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper Sale, Lot 253
14.Mai - 14.Mai.2019
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
signed 'George Gerswhin' (on the artist's label; upper right)
oil on paper
13 ¾ x 9 7/8 in. (35 x 25 cm.) (sight)
Ira Gershwin, Beverly Hills. | Norman Granz, Geneva (acquired from the above). | By descent from the above to the present owner.
oil on paper
13 ¾ x 9 7/8 in. (35 x 25 cm.) (sight)
Ira Gershwin, Beverly Hills. | Norman Granz, Geneva (acquired from the above). | By descent from the above to the present owner.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Self-Portrait (Recto And Verso) by George Gershwin was worth USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,924.12) to a buyer in May 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper Sale at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 1,200.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Gershwin - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Self-Portrait, which sold at auction in May 2019 for USD 11,250.00 (€ 10,090.59).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Self-Portrait (Recto And Verso) von George Gershwin war einem Käufer im Mai 2019 USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.924,12) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper Sale bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von George Gershwin mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Self-Portrait beobachtet, die im Mai 2019 für USD 11.250,00 (€ 10.090,59) versteigert wurde.
George Gershwin - Auction history
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