Ralph Humphrey
A/60-61
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 237.500 USD
Price realised: 237.500 USD
Description
signed, signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated '"A/60-61" RH RALPH HUMPHREY' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
70 x 48 in. (177.8 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1960-1961.
Edward A. Bragaline, New York | His sale; Christie’s, New York, 21 December 1999, lot 105 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
oil on canvas
70 x 48 in. (177.8 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1960-1961.
Edward A. Bragaline, New York | His sale; Christie’s, New York, 21 December 1999, lot 105 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Ralph Humphrey
The work A/60-61 by Ralph Humphrey was worth USD 237,500.00 (€ 201,049.69) to a buyer in September 2017. This price was achieved in the auction The Collection of Paul F. Walter at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 20,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A/60-61 the most expensive artwork by Ralph Humphrey that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ralph Humphrey
Die Arbeit A/60-61 von Ralph Humphrey war einem Käufer im September 2017 USD 237.500,00 (€ 201.049,69) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Collection of Paul F. Walter bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A/60-61 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ralph Humphrey, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ralph Humphrey - Auction history
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