Ray Swanson
Headin' Through Dry Country
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 212
22. MAY - 22. MAY 2008
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 212
22. MAY - 22. MAY 2008
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 97.000 USD
Price realised: 97.000 USD
Description
Ray Swanson1937-2004
HEADIN' THROUGH DRY COUNTRY
signed © Ray Swanson CA, l.r.; also titled Headin' Through Dry Country, signed Ray Swanson CA and dated '00 on the reverse
oil on canvas
36 by 48 in.
(91.4 by 121.9 cm)
HEADIN' THROUGH DRY COUNTRY
signed © Ray Swanson CA, l.r.; also titled Headin' Through Dry Country, signed Ray Swanson CA and dated '00 on the reverse
oil on canvas
36 by 48 in.
(91.4 by 121.9 cm)
A top price for Ray Swanson
This artwork by Ray Swanson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2008. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work Headin' Through Dry Country sold for USD 97,000.00 (€ 62,339.33) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. This high result makes Headin' Through Dry Country the most expensive artwork by Ray Swanson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ray Swanson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ray Swanson erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Headin' Through Dry Country für USD 97.000,00 (€ 62.339,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Headin' Through Dry Country zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ray Swanson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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