William Nelson Copley

Gingham Girls

Found at Christies, New York
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 627
14. May - 14. May 2022
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 579.600 USD
WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY (1919-1996)
Gingham Girls
signed and dated 'CPLY 65' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44 3⁄4 x 63 3⁄4 in. (113.7 x 162 cm.)
Painted in 1965

A top price for William Nelson Copley

The work Gingham Girls by William Nelson Copley was worth USD 579,600.00 (€ 540,117.42) to a buyer in May last year. This price was achieved in the auction The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 180,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Gingham Girls the most expensive artwork by William Nelson Copley that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für William Nelson Copley

Die Arbeit Gingham Girls von William Nelson Copley war einem Käufer im Mai letzten Jahres USD 579.600,00 (€ 540.117,42) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 180.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Gingham Girls zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Nelson Copley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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