Tom Wesselmann
Mouth #3
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 6
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2008
Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 6
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Tom Wesselmann
1931-2004
MOUTH #3
signed on the reverse and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
55 x 69 in. 139.7 x 175.3 cm.
Executed in 1966.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York | Private Collection, Belgium | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2000
1931-2004
MOUTH #3
signed on the reverse and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
55 x 69 in. 139.7 x 175.3 cm.
Executed in 1966.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York | Private Collection, Belgium | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2000
Auction result misses estimated price range
In November 2008 a collector was able to acquire the work Mouth #3 by Tom Wesselmann for USD 1,082,500.00 (€ 852,765.09). This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Sothebys in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 1,500,000.00 – 2,000,000.00 set by the auction house. Admittedly, works by Tom Wesselmann have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Great American Nude No. 48 in May 2008 with an auction result of USD 10,681,000.00 (€ 6,864,395.89).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im November 2008 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Mouth #3 von Tom Wesselmann für USD 1.082.500,00 (€ 852.765,09) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.500.000,00 – 2.000.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tom Wesselmann auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Great American Nude No. 48 im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 10.681.000,00 (€ 6.864.395,89).
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