Louis Comfort Tiffany
Shanty Town, New York
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 5
11. Mar - 11. Mar 2004
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 5
11. Mar - 11. Mar 2004
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 41.825 USD
Price realised: 41.825 USD
Description
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933)
Shanty Town, New York
signed 'Louis C. Tiffany' (lower left)--inscribed 'Shanty Town between Fifth Ave & 4th Ave looking N.W. from 42nd St before Madison Ave extended beyond 42nd St' (lower right)
gouache and pencil on paper laid down on board
10¾ x 21 in. (27.3 x 53.3 cm.)
Shanty Town, New York
signed 'Louis C. Tiffany' (lower left)--inscribed 'Shanty Town between Fifth Ave & 4th Ave looking N.W. from 42nd St before Madison Ave extended beyond 42nd St' (lower right)
gouache and pencil on paper laid down on board
10¾ x 21 in. (27.3 x 53.3 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work Shanty Town, New York by Louis Comfort Tiffany was worth USD 41,825.00 (€ 34,026.20) to a buyer in March 2004. This price was achieved in the auction Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 7,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Louis Comfort Tiffany - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Florida, which sold at auction in March 2005 for USD 156,000.00 (€ 120,286.84).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Shanty Town, New York von Louis Comfort Tiffany war einem Käufer im März 2004 USD 41.825,00 (€ 34.026,20) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Louis Comfort Tiffany mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Florida beobachtet, die im März 2005 für USD 156.000,00 (€ 120.286,84) versteigert wurde.
Louis Comfort Tiffany - Auction history
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