Richard Humphry
The Cause of Thunder
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 604
14. May - 14. May 2022
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 604
14. May - 14. May 2022
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 69.300 USD
Price realised: 69.300 USD
Description
RICHARD HUMPHRY (B. 1942)
The Cause of Thunder
signed 'Richard Humphry' (lower center)
oil on Masonite
17 7⁄8 x 19 in. (45.4 x 48.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965
The Cause of Thunder
signed 'Richard Humphry' (lower center)
oil on Masonite
17 7⁄8 x 19 in. (45.4 x 48.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965
A top price for Richard Humphry
The work The Cause of Thunder by Richard Humphry was worth USD 69,300.00 (€ 64,579.26) to a buyer in May last year. This price was achieved in the auction The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 1,500.00 many times over. This high result makes The Cause of Thunder the most expensive artwork by Richard Humphry that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Richard Humphry
Die Arbeit The Cause of Thunder von Richard Humphry war einem Käufer im Mai letzten Jahres USD 69.300,00 (€ 64.579,26) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Cause of Thunder zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Richard Humphry, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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