Walter Ufer

The Gateway

Found at Christies, New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings And Sculpture, Lot 29
21. May - 21. May 2008
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 USD
Price realised: 1.497.000 USD
Walter Ufer (1876-1936)
The Gateway
signed 'wufer' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1918.

A top price for Walter Ufer

This artwork by Walter Ufer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2008. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings And Sculpture auction, the work The Gateway sold for USD 1,497,000.00 (€ 962,082.26) - well above the upper estimate of USD 700,000.00. This high result makes The Gateway the most expensive artwork by Walter Ufer that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Walter Ufer

Dieses Kunstwerk von Walter Ufer erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings And Sculpture wurde die Arbeit The Gateway für USD 1.497.000,00 (€ 962.082,26) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Gateway zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Walter Ufer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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