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Auction result

Safe Sex

Thomas Koether (b. 1940)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $1,000 – $2,000 (≈ £748 – £1,497) (≈ €895 – €1,790)

Offered at Helmuth Stone Gallery and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on Canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower right / Signed, dated and titled verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
32 x 41 in
Auction house
Helmuth Stone Gallery
Sale
Important Fine Art, Antique & Jewelry Auction (155943)
Date
December 15, 2019
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Lot
100
Estimate
$1,000 – $2,000 (≈ £748 – £1,497) (≈ €895 – €1,790)
Source
Auction house helmuthstone.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2019 and 2022 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Safe Sex, Helmuth Stone Gallery 2019

    Dec 15, 2019 · Helmuth Stone Gallery this result

    Important Fine Art, Antique & Jewelry Auction, lot 100

    Bought in / unsold · est. $1,000 – $2,000

    As catalogued

    Thomas Koether, “Safe Sex”

    Oil on Canvas

    32 x 41 in

  2. Safe Sex, Helmuth Stone Gallery 2022

    Jan 9, 2022 · Helmuth Stone Gallery

    Important Old Masters, Fine Art, Antiques, lot 163

    Sold $504Sign up to see · est. $800 – $1,600

    As catalogued

    Thomas Koether, “Safe Sex”

    Oil on Canvas

    32 x 41 in

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 97%). 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.

Similar size by this artist

Works by Thomas Koether with a longest side of about 104 cm (41 in) (±20 %).

Ibiza Night 4 by Thomas Koether, Oil on Canvas, offered Sep 2026
Ibiza Night 4
Oil · Canvas
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 13, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
First Fire by Thomas Koether, Oil on Canvas, offered Jul 2026
First Fire
Oil · Canvas
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Ibiza Night 4 by Thomas Koether, Oil on Canvas, offered Sep 2025
Ibiza Night 4
Oil · Canvas
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 28, 2025Unsold / did not meet reserve
Ibiza Night 2 by Thomas Koether, Oil on Canvas, offered Sep 2025
Ibiza Night 2
Oil · Canvas
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 28, 2025Unsold / did not meet reserve

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Ibiza Night 4 by Thomas Koether, Oil on Canvas, offered Sep 2026
Ibiza Night 4
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Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 13, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Study for Primavera by Thomas Koether, Oil on Paper, offered Sep 2026
Study for Primavera
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Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 13, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
First Fire by Thomas Koether, Oil on Canvas, offered Jul 2026
First Fire
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Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
First Monolyth by Thomas Koether, Oil on Paper, offered Jul 2026
First Monolyth
Oil · Paper
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve

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