Gunnar Widforss
Desert Thundercloud, Landscape
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
From Coast to Coast: Property from a Private Florida Collection, Lot 22
24. Jul - 24. Jul 2020
From Coast to Coast: Property from a Private Florida Collection, Lot 22
24. Jul - 24. Jul 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GUNNAR WIDFORSS
1879 - 1934
DESERT THUNDERCLOUD, LANDSCAPE
signed Widforss- (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on paperboard
16 by 24 inches (40.6 by 61 cm)
Framed: 24 ½ by 33 inches (62.2 by 83.8 cm)
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico | William C. Foxley, La Jolla, California (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 2, 1993, lot 85) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
1879 - 1934
DESERT THUNDERCLOUD, LANDSCAPE
signed Widforss- (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on paperboard
16 by 24 inches (40.6 by 61 cm)
Framed: 24 ½ by 33 inches (62.2 by 83.8 cm)
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico | William C. Foxley, La Jolla, California (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 2, 1993, lot 85) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work Desert Thundercloud, Landscape by Gunnar Widforss was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2020. It achieved a price of USD 25,000.00 (€ 21,233.23), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 39%. Admittedly, works by Gunnar Widforss have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Grand Canyon in October 2000 with an auction result of USD 121,500.00 (€ 143,177.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Desert Thundercloud, Landscape von Gunnar Widforss kam im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 25.000,00 (€ 21.233,23) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 39%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gunnar Widforss auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Grand Canyon im Oktober 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 121.500,00 (€ 143.177,00).
Gunnar Widforss - Auction history
