Guy Wiggins
Lower Fifth Avenue at Night
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 46
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2010
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 46
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2010
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 146.500 USD
Price realised: 146.500 USD
Description
Guy Wiggins (1883-1962)
Lower Fifth Avenue at Night
signed 'Guy Wiggins' (lower right)--signed again, dated '1920' and inscribed with title (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Lower Fifth Avenue at Night
signed 'Guy Wiggins' (lower right)--signed again, dated '1920' and inscribed with title (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Lower Fifth Avenue at Night by Guy Wiggins was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2010. It changed hands for a price of USD 146,500.00 (€ 110,407.72) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Guy Wiggins - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The New York Stock Exchange, which sold at auction in December 2005 for USD 374,400.00 (€ 316,162.81).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Lower Fifth Avenue at Night von Guy Wiggins kam im Dezember 2010 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 146.500,00 (€ 110.407,72) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Guy Wiggins mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The New York Stock Exchange beobachtet, die im Dezember 2005 für USD 374.400,00 (€ 316.162,81) versteigert wurde.
Guy Wiggins - Auction history
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