George Tooker
The Stairway
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 59.375 USD
Price realised: 59.375 USD
Description
George Tooker
1920-2011
THE STAIRWAY
signed Tooker (lower left); titled "The Stairway" (on the reverse)
tempera on panel
15 7/8 by 8 inches
(40.3 by 20.3 cm)
Painted in 1956
Robert Isaacson, New York (acquired circa 1965) | By descent from the above to the present owner
1920-2011
THE STAIRWAY
signed Tooker (lower left); titled "The Stairway" (on the reverse)
tempera on panel
15 7/8 by 8 inches
(40.3 by 20.3 cm)
Painted in 1956
Robert Isaacson, New York (acquired circa 1965) | By descent from the above to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 70 %.
The work The Stairway by George Tooker was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2014. It achieved a price of USD 59,375.00 (€ 42,808.22), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 70%. Admittedly, works by George Tooker have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Coney Island in December 2002 with an auction result of USD 427,500.00 (€ 407,725.32).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 70 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Stairway von George Tooker kam im April 2014 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 59.375,00 (€ 42.808,22) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 70%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Tooker auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Coney Island im Dezember 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 427.500,00 (€ 407.725,32).
George Tooker - Auction history
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