George Tooker
An Embrace Of Peace
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 60
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2014
American Art, Lot 60
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Tooker1920-2011
AN EMBRACE OF PEACE
signed Tooker (lower right)
tempera on panel
16 by 26 inches
(40.6 by 66 cm)
Painted in 1986.
Gallery Schlesinger, New York | Marisa del Rey Gallery, New York | John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California | Private Collection, Connecticut | Forum Gallery, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2006
AN EMBRACE OF PEACE
signed Tooker (lower right)
tempera on panel
16 by 26 inches
(40.6 by 66 cm)
Painted in 1986.
Gallery Schlesinger, New York | Marisa del Rey Gallery, New York | John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California | Private Collection, Connecticut | Forum Gallery, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2006
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work An Embrace Of Peace by George Tooker was sold in the American Art auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 125,000.00 – 175,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 137,000.00 (€ 110,146.33) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Tooker - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Coney Island, which sold at auction in December 2002 for USD 427,500.00 (€ 407,725.32).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit An Embrace Of Peace von George Tooker wurde im November 2014 in der Auktion American Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 125.000,00 – 175.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 137.000,00 (€ 110.146,33) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von George Tooker mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Coney Island beobachtet, die im Dezember 2002 für USD 427.500,00 (€ 407.725,32) versteigert wurde.
George Tooker - Auction history
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