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- Megalopolis 181, 2007
George Widener
Megalopolis 181, 2007
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Description
signed and dated George Widener 2007 lower right
paint and ink on pieced paper
53 x 30 ½ in.
paint and ink on pieced paper
53 x 30 ½ in.
A top price for George Widener
This artwork by George Widener achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2019. In the Outsider and Vernacular Art auction, the work Megalopolis 181, 2007 sold for USD 40,000.00 (€ 34,922.30) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. This high result makes Megalopolis 181, 2007 the most expensive artwork by George Widener that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Widener
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Widener erzielte im Januar 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art wurde die Arbeit Megalopolis 181, 2007 für USD 40.000,00 (€ 34.922,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Megalopolis 181, 2007 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Widener, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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