Blanche Lazzell
Lumber Wharf
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 119
23. Apr - 23. Apr 2015
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 119
23. Apr - 23. Apr 2015
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
Blanche Lazzell
1878 - 1956
LUMBER WHARF
signed Blanche Lazzell and dated 1936 (lower left), inscribed WPA 1936 / Lumber Wharf 24 x 28 / Blanche Lazzell / Provincetown, Mass (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
24 by 28 inches
(61 by 71.1 cm)
Private Collection, Maine, circa 1945 | Private Collection, Maine (by descent from the above, their son) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1878 - 1956
LUMBER WHARF
signed Blanche Lazzell and dated 1936 (lower left), inscribed WPA 1936 / Lumber Wharf 24 x 28 / Blanche Lazzell / Provincetown, Mass (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
24 by 28 inches
(61 by 71.1 cm)
Private Collection, Maine, circa 1945 | Private Collection, Maine (by descent from the above, their son) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Lumber Wharf by Blanche Lazzell was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2015, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 17,500.00 (€ 15,678.19). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Blanche Lazzell achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Painting Xi (The Windmill) in May 2008 with an auction result of USD 505,000.00 (€ 324,550.13).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Lumber Wharf von Blanche Lazzell im April 2015 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 17.500,00 (€ 15.678,19) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Blanche Lazzell erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Painting Xi (The Windmill) im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 505.000,00 (€ 324.550,13).
Blanche Lazzell - Auction history
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