Jan 9, 2023
Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) - Day Dream
Tempera on panel. Painted in 1980.
19 x 27.25 inches, 48.3 x 69.2 cm. Estimate: US$2,000,000-3,000,000.
Sold Christie’s, New York, 9 Nov 2022 for US$23,290,000 incl B.P.
Part of the record-breaking Paul G. Allen Collection sale where five artworks sold for over US$100 million each. This is the highest-ever price for a work by Wyeth, more than doubling the previous record. The painting portrays Wyeth’s most well-known model, Helga Testorf.
See the separate text post (Nov 2022) for details of how to see the catalogues of the Allen Collection online.
