William Meyerowitz
Mending the Nets
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman, Lot 122
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2012
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman, Lot 122
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2012
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
William Meyerowitz (1887-1981)
Mending the Nets
signed 'Wm Meyerowitz' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1942.
Mending the Nets
signed 'Wm Meyerowitz' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1942.
A top price for William Meyerowitz
This artwork by William Meyerowitz achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2012. In the Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman auction, the work Mending the Nets sold for USD 8,750.00 (€ 6,562.17) - well above the upper estimate of USD 5,000.00. This high result makes Mending the Nets the most expensive artwork by William Meyerowitz that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Meyerowitz
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Meyerowitz erzielte im März 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman wurde die Arbeit Mending the Nets für USD 8.750,00 (€ 6.562,17) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Mending the Nets zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Meyerowitz, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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