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Thomas Waterman Wood
Arguing the Question
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Lot 145
23. May - 23. May 2007
American Paintings, Lot 145
23. May - 23. May 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD, Arguing the Question
gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on canvas
American Watercolor Society, New York, 1877 | W. D. Sloan (acquired from the above) | Mrs. Peter Wilde (sold: Sotheby's, New York, April 25, 1980, lot 25 (as Both Sides of the Question) | Private Collection (acquired at the above sale) | Sale: Christie's, New York, May 26, 1988, lot 121, illustrated in color | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on canvas
American Watercolor Society, New York, 1877 | W. D. Sloan (acquired from the above) | Mrs. Peter Wilde (sold: Sotheby's, New York, April 25, 1980, lot 25 (as Both Sides of the Question) | Private Collection (acquired at the above sale) | Sale: Christie's, New York, May 26, 1988, lot 121, illustrated in color | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
A top price for Thomas Waterman Wood
This artwork by Thomas Waterman Wood achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2007. In the American Paintings auction, the work Arguing the Question sold for USD 180,000.00 (€ 133,799.15) - well above the upper estimate of USD 90,000.00. This high result makes Arguing the Question the most expensive artwork by Thomas Waterman Wood that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Waterman Wood
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Waterman Wood erzielte im Mai 2007 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings wurde die Arbeit Arguing the Question für USD 180.000,00 (€ 133.799,15) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 90.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Arguing the Question zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Waterman Wood, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
