Walt Kuhn
Lady in Vest
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 312.575 USD
Price realised: 312.575 USD
Description
Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Lady in Vest
signed and dated 'Walt Kuhn / 1939' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 x 23in (91.4 x 58.4cm)
Painted in 1939.
The artist. | Estate of the above. | Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, March 22, 1984.
Lady in Vest
signed and dated 'Walt Kuhn / 1939' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 x 23in (91.4 x 58.4cm)
Painted in 1939.
The artist. | Estate of the above. | Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, March 22, 1984.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Walt Kuhn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in New York in July 2020. In the American Art auction, the work Lady in Vest sold for USD 312,575.00 (€ 265,479.02) - well above the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00. 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 mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Walt Kuhn erzielte im Juli 2020 bei Bonhams in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Lady in Vest für USD 312.575,00 (€ 265.479,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00. 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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