Collecting
Pinball Painting That’s Rarely Seen in Public May Fetch $25 Million
- Owners Ken and Judy Siebel bought the Thiebaud work in 1982
- It’s being auctioned off just ahead of artist’s 100th birthday
A row of vintage pinball machines painted by California artist Wayne Thiebaud, who’s turning 100 in November, may fetch as much as $25 million at Christie’s next month.
The 1962 canvas -- “Four Pinball Machines” -- will be among the top lots of a relay-style auction on July 10. Even if the work sells at the low estimate of $18 million, that would be more than double Thiebaud’s auction record.