James Montgomery Flagg
I Want You For U.S. Army
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960)
I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY
lithograph in colours, 1917, printed by Leslie-Judge Co., N.Y., condition B+/ A-; backed on linen
40 x 29 in. (101 x 74 cm.)
I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY
lithograph in colours, 1917, printed by Leslie-Judge Co., N.Y., condition B+/ A-; backed on linen
40 x 29 in. (101 x 74 cm.)
A top price for James Montgomery Flagg
In May 2014 Christies in London held the auction Vintage Posters, which included the work I Want You For U.S. Army by James Montgomery Flagg. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,985.89), 35% above the upper estimate. With this result, I Want You For U.S. Army is even the most expensive work of art by James Montgomery Flagg that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Montgomery Flagg
Im Mai 2014 führte Christies in London die Auktion Vintage Posters durch, in der auch die Arbeit I Want You For U.S. Army von James Montgomery Flagg zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.985,89) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist I Want You For U.S. Army sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von James Montgomery Flagg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
James Montgomery Flagg - Auction history
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