Grant Wood
Study for "February"
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 95
4. DEC - 4. DEC 2008
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 95
4. DEC - 4. DEC 2008
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.058.500 USD
Price realised: 1.058.500 USD
Description
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Study for "February"
signed and dated 'Grant Wood 1940' (lower right)--signed and dated again and inscribed 'Charcoal Drawing----"February."'(along the lower margin)
charcoal on paperboard
19¼ x 24¾ in. (48.9 x 62.9 cm.)
Study for "February"
signed and dated 'Grant Wood 1940' (lower right)--signed and dated again and inscribed 'Charcoal Drawing----"February."'(along the lower margin)
charcoal on paperboard
19¼ x 24¾ in. (48.9 x 62.9 cm.)
A top price for Grant Wood
This artwork by Grant Wood achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2008. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work Study for "February" sold for USD 1,058,500.00 (€ 760,471.30) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes Study for "February" the most expensive artwork by Grant Wood that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Grant Wood
Dieses Kunstwerk von Grant Wood erzielte im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Study for "February" für USD 1.058.500,00 (€ 760.471,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Study for "February" zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Grant Wood, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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