Morris Graves
Bird Singing in the Moonlight
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 141.900 USD
Price realised: 141.900 USD
Description
Morris Graves (1910-2001)
Bird Singing in the Moonlight
signed 'MGraves' (lower right)-- inscribed with title (lower left)
gouache and watercolor on paper
26¼ x 29 in. (66.7 x 73.7 cm.) (image)
Executed circa 1938-1939.
Bird Singing in the Moonlight
signed 'MGraves' (lower right)-- inscribed with title (lower left)
gouache and watercolor on paper
26¼ x 29 in. (66.7 x 73.7 cm.) (image)
Executed circa 1938-1939.
A top price for Morris Graves
The work Bird Singing in the Moonlight by Morris Graves was worth USD 141,900.00 (€ 118,299.29) to a buyer in November 2003. This price was achieved in the auction THE DOROTHY C. MILLER COLLECTION at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Bird Singing in the Moonlight the most expensive artwork by Morris Graves that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Morris Graves
Die Arbeit Bird Singing in the Moonlight von Morris Graves war einem Käufer im November 2003 USD 141.900,00 (€ 118.299,29) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion THE DOROTHY C. MILLER COLLECTION bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Bird Singing in the Moonlight zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Morris Graves, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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