Thornton Oakley
Man-Made Lightening
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 181
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 181
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Description
Thornton Oakley (1881-1953)
Man-Made Lightening
signed 'T. Oakley' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and charcoal on board
40 x 28¾ in. (101.6 x 73 cm.)
Man-Made Lightening
signed 'T. Oakley' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and charcoal on board
40 x 28¾ in. (101.6 x 73 cm.)
A top price for Thornton Oakley - as previously expected
In December 2012 Christies in New York held the auction The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, which included the work Man-Made Lightening by Thornton Oakley. The result of USD 5,000.00 (€ 3,791.90) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 5,000.00 – 8,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Man-Made Lightening is the most expensive artwork by Thornton Oakley that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration durch, in der auch die Arbeit Man-Made Lightening von Thornton Oakley zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 5.000,00 (€ 3.791,90) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 5.000,00 – 8.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Man-Made Lightening das teuerste Kunstwerk von Thornton Oakley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Thornton Oakley - Auction history
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