Gilette Elvgren
Sitting Pretty
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 129
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2015
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 129
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2015
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Description
Gilette Elvgren
1914-1980
SITTING PRETTY
signed Elvgren (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 by 24 inches
(76.2 by 61 cm)
Painted in 1953.
Sale: Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, October 15, 2008, lot 88106 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
1914-1980
SITTING PRETTY
signed Elvgren (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 by 24 inches
(76.2 by 61 cm)
Painted in 1953.
Sale: Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, October 15, 2008, lot 88106 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Sitting Pretty by Gillette Elvgren was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2015. It achieved a price of USD 75,000.00 (€ 67,922.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Other works by Gillette Elvgren have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 125,000.00 (€ 113,204.13) in October 2015 for the work Fascination.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Sitting Pretty von Gillette Elvgren wurde im Oktober 2015 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 67.922,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Andere Arbeiten von Gillette Elvgren haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 113.204,13) im Oktober 2015 für die Arbeit Fascination beobachtet.
Gillette Elvgren - Auction history
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