George Hughes
Writing Thank You Notes
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
Description
signed 'Hughes-' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
23 1 ⁄ 2 x 21 1 ⁄ 2 in. (59.7 x 54.6 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
American Illustrators Gallery, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
oil on canvasboard
23 1 ⁄ 2 x 21 1 ⁄ 2 in. (59.7 x 54.6 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
American Illustrators Gallery, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
A top price for George Hughes
The work Writing Thank You Notes by George Hughes was worth USD 200,000.00 (€ 181,504.67) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction American Art Online at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Writing Thank You Notes the most expensive artwork by George Hughes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Hughes
Die Arbeit Writing Thank You Notes von George Hughes war einem Käufer im November 2019 USD 200.000,00 (€ 181.504,67) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion American Art Online bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Writing Thank You Notes zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Hughes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
George Hughes - Auction history
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