John Graham Coughtry
Portrait No. 3
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 46
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 46
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 13.860 USD
Price realised: 13.860 USD
Description
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
John Graham Coughtry
1931 - 1999
Portrait No. 3
signed Coughtry and dated 58 (lower right); also signed and dated again Graham Coughtry / November, 1958 and titled (on the reverse)
oil and acrylic on canvas
canvas: 40 by 36 ⅛ inches (101.6 by 91.8 cm)
framed: 40 ⅝ by 36 ¾ inches (103.2 by 93.4 cm)
Greenwich Gallery, Toronto | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York | Gift to the present owner, 1966
John Graham Coughtry
1931 - 1999
Portrait No. 3
signed Coughtry and dated 58 (lower right); also signed and dated again Graham Coughtry / November, 1958 and titled (on the reverse)
oil and acrylic on canvas
canvas: 40 by 36 ⅛ inches (101.6 by 91.8 cm)
framed: 40 ⅝ by 36 ¾ inches (103.2 by 93.4 cm)
Greenwich Gallery, Toronto | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York | Gift to the present owner, 1966
Upper estimate price exceeded by 73 %.
The work Portrait No. 3 by John Graham Coughtry was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2021. It achieved a price of USD 13,860.00 (€ 11,521.20), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 73%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Graham Coughtry - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Two Figures Viii, which sold at auction in December 2009 for CAD 60,000.00 (€ 40,018.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 73 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait No. 3 von John Graham Coughtry kam im April 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 13.860,00 (€ 11.521,20) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 73%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Graham Coughtry mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Two Figures Viii beobachtet, die im Dezember 2009 für CAD 60.000,00 (€ 40.018,14) versteigert wurde.
John Graham Coughtry - Auction history
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