Abraham Walkowitz
The City
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale, Lot 547
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale, Lot 547
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2018
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 USD
Price realised: 13.750 USD
Price realised: 13.750 USD
Description
signed and dated 'A. Walkowitz/1911' (lower right)
pencil and crayon on paper
12 ½ x 8 in. (31.6 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1911.
Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville, New York. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1984. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1985.
pencil and crayon on paper
12 ½ x 8 in. (31.6 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 1911.
Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville, New York. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, acquired from the above, 1984. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1985.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work The City by Abraham Walkowitz was sold in the An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale auction at Christies in New York in November 2018. The »bidding war« ended at USD 13,750.00 (€ 12,143.42), 38% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Abraham Walkowitz have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Cityscape in May 2019 with an auction result of USD 75,000.00 (€ 67,270.61).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The City von Abraham Walkowitz wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 13.750,00 (€ 12.143,42) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Abraham Walkowitz auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Cityscape im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 67.270,61).
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