Howard A. Terpning
War Stories
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 206
22. MAY - 22. MAY 2008
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 206
22. MAY - 22. MAY 2008
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 909.000 USD
Price realised: 909.000 USD
Description
Howard A. Terpningb. 1927
WAR STORIES
signed © Terpning CA and dated 1999, l.r.
oil on canvas
42 by 32 in.
(106.7 by 81.3 cm)
Cowboy Artists of America, 1999
WAR STORIES
signed © Terpning CA and dated 1999, l.r.
oil on canvas
42 by 32 in.
(106.7 by 81.3 cm)
Cowboy Artists of America, 1999
Upper estimate price exceeded by 82 %.
This artwork by Howard Terpning achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2008. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work War Stories sold for USD 909,000.00 (€ 584,190.23) - well above the upper estimate of USD 500,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Howard Terpning - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Coffee Coolers Meet the Hostiles, which sold at auction in February 2019 for USD 1,392,500.00 (€ 1,223,745.50).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 82 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Howard Terpning erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit War Stories für USD 909.000,00 (€ 584.190,23) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Howard Terpning mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Coffee Coolers Meet the Hostiles beobachtet, die im Februar 2019 für USD 1.392.500,00 (€ 1.223.745,50) versteigert wurde.
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