Charles Green Shaw Work Sells for $35,600 to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return
3 min read · 17 Apr 2026
Marine Abstraction. Image courtesy of Christie's
Charles Green Shaw, Marine Abstraction (1941), sold for $35,600, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on April 16.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $20,600, equivalent to an annualized return of 2%. It last sold at auction in 1989 for $15,000 at Christie's.
Oil on canvasboard, 50.8 x 40.6cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 16, 2026 | $35,600 | 137 % | Christie's | New York |
May 25, 1989 | $15,000 | - | Christie's | New York |
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