Steve Wolfe
Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue And Brown Books (Preliminary Studies For The 'Philosophical Investigations')
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session), Lot 379
11. NOV - 11. NOV 2004
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session), Lot 379
11. NOV - 11. NOV 2004
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 52.580 USD
Price realised: 52.580 USD
Description
Steve Wolfe (b.1955)
Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue and Brown Books (Preliminary Studies for the 'Philosophical Investigations')
printed with initials and date 'SW 1992' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
8 x 5¼ x 5/8 in. (20.3 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue and Brown Books (Preliminary Studies for the 'Philosophical Investigations')
printed with initials and date 'SW 1992' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
8 x 5¼ x 5/8 in. (20.3 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
A top price for Steve Wolfe
This artwork by Steve Wolfe achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2004. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) auction, the work Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue And Brown Books (Preliminary Studies For The 'Philosophical Investigations') sold for USD 52,580.00 (€ 39,656.08) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. This high result makes Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue And Brown Books (Preliminary Studies For The 'Philosophical Investigations') the most expensive artwork by Steve Wolfe that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Steve Wolfe
Dieses Kunstwerk von Steve Wolfe erzielte im November 2004 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) wurde die Arbeit Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue And Brown Books (Preliminary Studies For The 'Philosophical Investigations') für USD 52.580,00 (€ 39.656,08) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Blue And Brown Books (Preliminary Studies For The 'Philosophical Investigations') zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Steve Wolfe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Steve Wolfe - Auction history
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