George Widener
Labyrinth
Found at
Christies
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 57
18. Jan - 18. Jan 2023
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 57
18. Jan - 18. Jan 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GEORGE WIDENER (b. 1962)
Labyrinth
signed and dated GEORGE WIDENER 2009 lower right
ink, paint and paper collage on paper
31 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.
Executed in 2009.
Labyrinth
signed and dated GEORGE WIDENER 2009 lower right
ink, paint and paper collage on paper
31 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.
Executed in 2009.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January this year Christies held the auction Outsider and Vernacular Art, which included the work Labyrinth by George Widener. The price achieved of USD 15,120.00 (€ 13,925.22) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Widener - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Megalopolis 181, 2007, which sold at auction in January 2019 for USD 40,000.00 (€ 34,922.30).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar diesen Jahres führte Christies die Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Labyrinth von George Widener zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 15.120,00 (€ 13.925,22) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von George Widener mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Megalopolis 181, 2007 beobachtet, die im Januar 2019 für USD 40.000,00 (€ 34.922,30) versteigert wurde.
George Widener - Auction history
