Walton Ford
Bitter Gulfs
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session, Lot 518
14. May - 14. May 2014
Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session, Lot 518
14. May - 14. May 2014
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.445.000 USD
Price realised: 1.445.000 USD
Description
Walton Ford (b. 1960)
Bitter Gulfs
titled 'Bitter Gulfs' (upper left)
watercolor, gouache, ink and graphite on paper
60 x 113¾ in. (152.4 x 288.9 cm.)
Executed in 2004.
Bitter Gulfs
titled 'Bitter Gulfs' (upper left)
watercolor, gouache, ink and graphite on paper
60 x 113¾ in. (152.4 x 288.9 cm.)
Executed in 2004.
A top price for Walton Ford
This artwork by Walton Ford achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2014. In the Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session auction, the work Bitter Gulfs sold for USD 1,445,000.00 (€ 1,059,384.16) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes Bitter Gulfs the most expensive artwork by Walton Ford that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Walton Ford
Dieses Kunstwerk von Walton Ford erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit Bitter Gulfs für USD 1.445.000,00 (€ 1.059.384,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Bitter Gulfs zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Walton Ford, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Walton Ford - Auction history
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