Shel Silverstein
Silverstein Among the Hippies
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 65.725 USD
Price realised: 65.725 USD
Description
Shel Silverstein (1932-1999)
Silverstein Among the Hippies
13 drawings in 12 mats, captioned in Silverstein's hand, with Playboy stamp on verso, many with pasted sections
pen-and-ink on paper
17 x 11¼ in. (43.2 x 28.5 cm.)
RUN DATE: September 1968
ANOTHER OF SILVERSTEIN'S MASTERFUL EXTENDED ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PLAYBOY (12)
Silverstein Among the Hippies
13 drawings in 12 mats, captioned in Silverstein's hand, with Playboy stamp on verso, many with pasted sections
pen-and-ink on paper
17 x 11¼ in. (43.2 x 28.5 cm.)
RUN DATE: September 1968
ANOTHER OF SILVERSTEIN'S MASTERFUL EXTENDED ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PLAYBOY (12)
A top price for Shel Silverstein
The work Silverstein Among the Hippies by Shel Silverstein was worth USD 65,725.00 (€ 52,175.12) to a buyer in December 2003. This price was achieved in the auction PLAYBOY AT 50 at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 8,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Silverstein Among the Hippies the most expensive artwork by Shel Silverstein that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Shel Silverstein
Die Arbeit Silverstein Among the Hippies von Shel Silverstein war einem Käufer im Dezember 2003 USD 65.725,00 (€ 52.175,12) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion PLAYBOY AT 50 bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Silverstein Among the Hippies zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Shel Silverstein, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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