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Blue Riff

Thomas Koether (b. 1940)

$252 hammer plus premium ($200 + $52 premium)

≈ £186≈ €223

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Oil · Works on paper all oil results →
As published: “Oil on Paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower right
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
22.5 x 17 in
Auction house
Helmuth Stone Gallery
Sale
Important Old Masters, Fine Art, Antiques (230655)
Date
January 9, 2022
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Lot
165
Estimate
$350 – $700 (≈ £258 – £516) (≈ €310 – €620)
Source
Auction house helmuthstone.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2020 and 2022 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Blue Riff, Helmuth Stone Gallery 2020

    Aug 23, 2020 · Helmuth Stone Gallery

    August 23 Fine Art, Antique & Jewelry Auction, lot 293

    Bought in / unsold · est. $500 – $1,000

    As catalogued

    Thomas Koether, “Blue Riff”

    Oil on Paper

    22.5 x 17 in

  2. Blue Riff, Helmuth Stone Gallery 2022

    Jan 9, 2022 · Helmuth Stone Gallery this result

    Important Old Masters, Fine Art, Antiques, lot 165

    Sold $252Sign up to see · est. $350 – $700

    As catalogued

    Thomas Koether, “Blue Riff”

    Oil on Paper

    22.5 x 17 in

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 93%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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Works by Thomas Koether with a longest side of about 57.1 cm (22.5 in) (±20 %).

First Monolyth by Thomas Koether, Oil on Paper, offered Jul 2026
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Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 11, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve

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