George J. Mcneil
Holiday
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 27.400 USD
Price realised: 27.400 USD
Description
George J. McNeil (1908-1995)
Holiday
signed and dated 'McNeil. '73' (lower right); signed again, titled, inscribed and dated again 'George McNeil 1973 HOLIDAY Given to My son James 3/11/82 George McNeil' (on the overlap)
oil on canvas
75 x 60 in. (190.5 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
- Gift of the artist to James McN
Holiday
signed and dated 'McNeil. '73' (lower right); signed again, titled, inscribed and dated again 'George McNeil 1973 HOLIDAY Given to My son James 3/11/82 George McNeil' (on the overlap)
oil on canvas
75 x 60 in. (190.5 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
- Gift of the artist to James McN
A top price for George McNeil
The work Holiday by George McNeil was worth USD 27,400.00 (€ 18,462.37) to a buyer in January 2008. This price was achieved in the auction Open House at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 8,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Holiday the most expensive artwork by George McNeil that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George McNeil
Die Arbeit Holiday von George McNeil war einem Käufer im Januar 2008 USD 27.400,00 (€ 18.462,37) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Open House bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Holiday zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George McNeil, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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