Wayne Thiebaud
Clouds and Ridge
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 USD
Price realised: 2.460.000 USD
Price realised: 2.460.000 USD
Description
WAYNE THIEBAUD (1920-2021)
Clouds and Ridge
incised with the artist's signature and date ‘Thiebaud 1969’ (upper left); signed again, inscribed, titled and dated again ‘”CLOUDS AND RIDGE” (NAPA CALIF) Thiebaud 1975-83’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1969/1975-1983.
Clouds and Ridge
incised with the artist's signature and date ‘Thiebaud 1969’ (upper left); signed again, inscribed, titled and dated again ‘”CLOUDS AND RIDGE” (NAPA CALIF) Thiebaud 1975-83’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1969/1975-1983.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Clouds and Ridge by Wayne Thiebaud was auctioned at Christies in New York in November last year. It changed hands for a price of USD 2,460,000.00 (€ 2,383,028.19) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 1,500,000.00 – 2,500,000.00. Admittedly, works by Wayne Thiebaud have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Encased Cakes in July last year with an auction result of HKD 79,200,000.00 (€ 9,882,532.84).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Clouds and Ridge von Wayne Thiebaud kam im November letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 2.460.000,00 (€ 2.383.028,19) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.500.000,00 – 2.500.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wayne Thiebaud auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Encased Cakes im Juli letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 79.200.000,00 (€ 9.882.532,84).
Wayne Thiebaud - Auction history
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