Walt Kuhn
Helen
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 225.000 USD
Price realised: 225.000 USD
Description
Walt Kuhn
1880 - 1949
HELEN
signed and dated 1929; titled twice and dated 1929 on the stretcher
oil on canvas
40 by 30 1/8 in. 101.6 by 76.5 cm.
Maynard Walker Gallery, New York
1880 - 1949
HELEN
signed and dated 1929; titled twice and dated 1929 on the stretcher
oil on canvas
40 by 30 1/8 in. 101.6 by 76.5 cm.
Maynard Walker Gallery, New York
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Helen by Walt Kuhn was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2017. It achieved a price of USD 225,000.00 (€ 190,468.13), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Admittedly, works by Walt Kuhn have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Chico in a Silk Hat in November 2021 with an auction result of USD 1,590,000.00 (€ 1,408,700.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Helen von Walt Kuhn kam im September 2017 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 225.000,00 (€ 190.468,13) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Walt Kuhn auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Chico in a Silk Hat im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.590.000,00 (€ 1.408.700,27).
Walt Kuhn - Auction history
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