John Graham Coughtry
Portrait No. 5
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 21
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II, Lot 21
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2021
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 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. 5
inscribed indistinctly (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 40 by 28 inches (101.6 by 71.1 cm)
framed: 40 ⅝ by 28 ⅝ inches (103.2 by 72.7 cm)
Painted by 1959.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York | Gift to the present owner, 1966
John Graham Coughtry
1931 - 1999
Portrait No. 5
inscribed indistinctly (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 40 by 28 inches (101.6 by 71.1 cm)
framed: 40 ⅝ by 28 ⅝ inches (103.2 by 72.7 cm)
Painted by 1959.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York | Gift to the present owner, 1966
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by John Graham Coughtry achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2021. In the Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II auction, the work Portrait No. 5 sold for USD 13,860.00 (€ 11,521.20) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. 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 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Graham Coughtry erzielte im April 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II wurde die Arbeit Portrait No. 5 für USD 13.860,00 (€ 11.521,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. 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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