Raphael Soyer
Passerby
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Description
Raphael Soyer1899 - 1987
PASSERBY
signed Raphael Soyer, l.r.
oil on canvas
20 by 16 in.
(50.8 by 40.6 cm)
Painted circa 1935.
Collection of the artist, until 1967 | Associated American Artists, New York | Private collection, New York | By descent in the family to the present owner
PASSERBY
signed Raphael Soyer, l.r.
oil on canvas
20 by 16 in.
(50.8 by 40.6 cm)
Painted circa 1935.
Collection of the artist, until 1967 | Associated American Artists, New York | Private collection, New York | By descent in the family to the present owner
A top price for Raphael Soyer
The work Passerby by Raphael Soyer was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2009. The »bidding war« ended at USD 86,500.00 (€ 60,354.45), 73% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Passerby the most expensive artwork by Raphael Soyer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Raphael Soyer
Die Arbeit Passerby von Raphael Soyer wurde im Dezember 2009 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 60.354,45) und damit 73% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Passerby zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Raphael Soyer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Raphael Soyer - Auction history
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