Norman Carton

Moby Dick

Found at Christies, New York
The House Sale, Lot 110
7. Mar - 8. Mar 2007
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 10.200 USD
Norman Carton (AMERICAN, 1908-1980)
Moby Dick
signed 'Carton' (lower right); signed again, titled and inscribed 'TITLE MOBY DICK OIL 80" X 168" BY NORMAN CARTON' (on the stetcher)
oil on canvas
80 x 168 in. (203.2 x 426.7 cm.)

A top price for Norman Carton

When the work Moby Dick by Norman Carton was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at USD 10,200.00 (€ 7,626.74). This high result makes Moby Dick the most expensive artwork by Norman Carton that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Norman Carton

Als die Arbeit Moby Dick von Norman Carton im März 2007 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 10.200,00 (€ 7.626,74) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Moby Dick zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Norman Carton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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