Gilette Elvgren
Fascination
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 136
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2015
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 136
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2015
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Description
Gilette Elvgren
1914-1980
FASCINATION
signed Elvgren (center right)
oil on canvas
30 by 24 inches
(76.3 by 61 cm)
Painted in 1952.
Sale: Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, June 5, 2008, lot 66097 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
1914-1980
FASCINATION
signed Elvgren (center right)
oil on canvas
30 by 24 inches
(76.3 by 61 cm)
Painted in 1952.
Sale: Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, June 5, 2008, lot 66097 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Gillette Elvgren
When the work Fascination by Gillette Elvgren was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2015, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 40,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 125,000.00 (€ 113,204.13). This high result makes Fascination the most expensive artwork by Gillette Elvgren that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gillette Elvgren
Als die Arbeit Fascination von Gillette Elvgren im Oktober 2015 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 40.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 125.000,00 (€ 113.204,13) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Fascination zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gillette Elvgren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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