Thursday, January 22, 2015

Walt Kuhn at Auction


 Sotheby’s May 21, 2009



Walt Kuhn’s The White Rider (Rider With Blue Sash), dated 1946 (est. 400/600,000), also from the Private Minnesota Collection, is one of many modernist highlights. Kuhn’s career is almost exclusively identified with his poignant portrayals of circus and vaudeville performers. From 1941 to 1948, the artist was granted a press pass to Madison Square Garden, which allowed him to view performers not only on stage but behind the scenes as they prepared for their acts. Kuhn created a series of drawings during this time, some of which were developed into finished portraits such as this depiction of The White Rider, which presents his subject outside of the circus spectacle and grants the viewer access to the human character beneath the performer’s public persona. 


Sotheby’s 2012



Walt Kuhn

ACROBAT IN RED
LOT SOLD. 146,500 USD
 Sotheby’s 2013



Walt Kuhn

RED APPLES IN WOOD BOWL
LOT SOLD. 37,500 USD




Walt Kuhn

WHITE ROSES IN BASKET
LOT SOLD. 15,000 USD

 Sotheby’s 2014
Walt Kuhn
1877 - 1949
STUDY FOR ROBERTO
Sold 50,000




Walt Kuhn

SOPRANO
LOT SOLD. 25,000 USD

Christie's 2014

 

Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
The Grenadier
Pr.$209,000

Christie's 2013

 
Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Two Women Throwing Rocks by Seashore
PRICE REALIZED
$18,750

Christie's 2011




Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Flower and Forms
Pr.$27,500




Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Apples in the Barn
Pr.$40,000
 


Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Rocky Shore with Moored Boats
Pr.$20,000






Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Clown Against Red
Pr.$22,500·   



Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Under the Parasol
Pr.$15,000 



Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Still Life with Red Bananas
PRICE REALIZED
$43,750


Christie's 2010



Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)
Amalgam
Pr.$98,500


Christie's 2007
 Skinner



Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Clowns
Sold for:
$6,765 




Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Cornelia
Sold for:
$267 




Walt Francis Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Crouching Nude
Sold for:
$1,185 


Walt Francis Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Shimmy Dancer
Sold for:
$4,859 




Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Still Life with Jug of Flowers
Sold for:
$11,750 




Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Drum Majorette
Sold for:
$8,225 





Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Study for Mrs. C
Sold for:
$36,425 

Swann 




WALT KUHN
Bachelor Dinner
Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $2,750




WALT KUHN
Still Life with Zinnias in a Blue Vase 
Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $13,750


Bonhams




Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) 
Green Apples 
24 x 36in 
Sold for US$ 23,180 



Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) 
Nova Scotia 
33 x 40in 
US$ 25,000 - 35,000 


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