Mike Bidlo
Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932)
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale, Lot 1 A
9. May - 9. May 2022
The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale, Lot 1 A
9. May - 9. May 2022
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 1.260.000 USD
Price realised: 1.260.000 USD
Description
MIKE BIDLO (b. 1953)
Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932)
signed, inscribed and dated '1932 • 1987 Bidlo' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
57 3⁄4 x 45 1⁄4 in. (146.7 x 114.9 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932)
signed, inscribed and dated '1932 • 1987 Bidlo' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
57 3⁄4 x 45 1⁄4 in. (146.7 x 114.9 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
A top price for Mike Bidlo
The work Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932) by Mike Bidlo was worth USD 1,260,000.00 (€ 1,174,168.30) to a buyer in May last year. This price was achieved in the auction The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 80,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932) the most expensive artwork by Mike Bidlo that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mike Bidlo
Die Arbeit Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932) von Mike Bidlo war einem Käufer im Mai letzten Jahres USD 1.260.000,00 (€ 1.174.168,30) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann Evening Sale bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball, 1932) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mike Bidlo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mike Bidlo - Auction history
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