Kermit Oswald
Well
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring, Lot 1136
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2020
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring, Lot 1136
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2020
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 8.190 USD
Price realised: 8.190 USD
Description
THIS LOT IS BEING OFFERED AT NO RESERVE
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
KERMIT OSWALD
b. 1958
WELL
signed, titled and dated 1984; inscribed To Keith/ Happy Birthday 1985/ Kermit
ink on paper, in artist's chosen frame
Sheet: 22¼ by 30 in. (56.5 by 76.2 cm.)
Framed: 32¾ by 24¾ in. (81.9 by 62.9 cm.)
Estate of Keith Haring, New York (gift of the artist in 1985) | The Keith Haring Foundation (by bequest from the above in 1990)
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
KERMIT OSWALD
b. 1958
WELL
signed, titled and dated 1984; inscribed To Keith/ Happy Birthday 1985/ Kermit
ink on paper, in artist's chosen frame
Sheet: 22¼ by 30 in. (56.5 by 76.2 cm.)
Framed: 32¾ by 24¾ in. (81.9 by 62.9 cm.)
Estate of Keith Haring, New York (gift of the artist in 1985) | The Keith Haring Foundation (by bequest from the above in 1990)
A top price for Kermit Oswald
The work Well by Kermit Oswald was worth USD 8,190.00 (€ 7,031.85) to a buyer in October 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 2,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Well the most expensive artwork by Kermit Oswald that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Kermit Oswald
Die Arbeit Well von Kermit Oswald war einem Käufer im Oktober 2020 USD 8.190,00 (€ 7.031,85) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Well zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Kermit Oswald, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Kermit Oswald - Auction history
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