Walter Ufer
December Evening
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 164
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2007
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 164
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2007
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 469.000 USD
Price realised: 469.000 USD
Description
Walter Ufer1876-1936
DECEMBER EVENING
signed W. Ufer, l.l.; also titled December Evening twice on the stretcher
oil on canvas
20 by 25 in.
(50.8 by 63.5 cm)
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York | Private Collection, 1950s | By descent in the family to the present owner
DECEMBER EVENING
signed W. Ufer, l.l.; also titled December Evening twice on the stretcher
oil on canvas
20 by 25 in.
(50.8 by 63.5 cm)
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York | Private Collection, 1950s | By descent in the family to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work December Evening by Walter Ufer was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2007. It achieved a price of USD 469,000.00 (€ 319,308.28), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Walter Ufer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Gateway, which sold at auction in May 2008 for USD 1,497,000.00 (€ 962,082.26).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit December Evening von Walter Ufer kam im November 2007 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 469.000,00 (€ 319.308,28) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Für andere Arbeiten von Walter Ufer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Gateway beobachtet, die im Mai 2008 für USD 1.497.000,00 (€ 962.082,26) versteigert wurde.
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