Ken Carlson
Four Wolves in the Snow
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Majestic America: Property from an Important Western Collector, Part II, Lot 222
2. Mar - 2. Mar 2021
Majestic America: Property from an Important Western Collector, Part II, Lot 222
2. Mar - 2. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ken Carlson
b. 1937
Four Wolves in the Snow
signed Carlson (lower left)
oil on Masonite
Masonite: 24 by 36 inches (61 by 91.4 cm)
framed: 32 1/4 by 44 inches (81.9 by 111.8 cm)
Sold: Scottsdale Art Auction, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 31, 2012, lot 312 | (probably) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
b. 1937
Four Wolves in the Snow
signed Carlson (lower left)
oil on Masonite
Masonite: 24 by 36 inches (61 by 91.4 cm)
framed: 32 1/4 by 44 inches (81.9 by 111.8 cm)
Sold: Scottsdale Art Auction, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 31, 2012, lot 312 | (probably) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by 82 %.
This artwork by Ken Carlson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. In the Majestic America: Property from an Important Western Collector, Part II auction, the work Four Wolves in the Snow sold for USD 32,760.00 (€ 27,897.47) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ken Carlson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Prairie Showdown, which sold at auction in February 2019 for USD 112,500.00 (€ 98,866.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 82 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ken Carlson erzielte im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Majestic America: Property from an Important Western Collector, Part II wurde die Arbeit Four Wolves in the Snow für USD 32.760,00 (€ 27.897,47) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Ken Carlson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Prairie Showdown beobachtet, die im Februar 2019 für USD 112.500,00 (€ 98.866,33) versteigert wurde.
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