John Koch
Siesta
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 596.075 USD
Price realised: 596.075 USD
Description
John Koch (1909-1978)
Siesta
signed 'Koch' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 1/4in (76.5 x 64.1cm)
Painted in 1962.
The artist. | Kraushaar Galleries, New York. | Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, acquired from the above. | Dr. Rebecca Trent Kirkland, by bequest from the above, 2012. | Gift to the present owner from the above, 2013.
Siesta
signed 'Koch' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 1/4in (76.5 x 64.1cm)
Painted in 1962.
The artist. | Kraushaar Galleries, New York. | Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, acquired from the above. | Dr. Rebecca Trent Kirkland, by bequest from the above, 2012. | Gift to the present owner from the above, 2013.
A top price for John Koch
The work Siesta by John Koch was worth USD 596,075.00 (€ 506,263.80) to a buyer in July 2020. This price was achieved in the auction American Art at Bonhams in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 60,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Siesta the most expensive artwork by John Koch that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Koch
Die Arbeit Siesta von John Koch war einem Käufer im Juli 2020 USD 596.075,00 (€ 506.263,80) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion American Art bei Bonhams in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Siesta zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Koch, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Koch - Auction history
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