Cecil Crosley Bell
Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry (a group of three)
Found at
Bonhams
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 143
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Lot 143
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2023
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 3.188 USD
Price realised: 3.188 USD
Description
Cecil Crosley Bell (1906-1970)
Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry (a group of three)
each signed and dated 'C. Bell '58', 'C. Bell '64', and 'C. Bell '65' (lower right) and each with the artist's estate blind stamps (lower left)
first watercolor, gouache and ink on paper; second watercolor, gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper; third watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
each sight 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
each framed 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.
Estate of the Artist. | Acquired directly from the above. | Private Estate, Northern California.
Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry (a group of three)
each signed and dated 'C. Bell '58', 'C. Bell '64', and 'C. Bell '65' (lower right) and each with the artist's estate blind stamps (lower left)
first watercolor, gouache and ink on paper; second watercolor, gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper; third watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
each sight 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
each framed 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.
Estate of the Artist. | Acquired directly from the above. | Private Estate, Northern California.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Cecil Crosley Bell achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in February this year. In the Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer auction, the work Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry (a group of three) sold for USD 3,187.50 (€ 3,006.51) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Cecil Crosley Bell - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Ice Skaters, Central Park, which sold at auction in March 2019 for USD 11,250.00 (€ 10,019.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Cecil Crosley Bell erzielte im Februar diesen Jahres bei Bonhams einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Coast to Coast | Live OnlineAmerican Art, including The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer wurde die Arbeit Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry (a group of three) für USD 3.187,50 (€ 3.006,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Cecil Crosley Bell mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Ice Skaters, Central Park beobachtet, die im März 2019 für USD 11.250,00 (€ 10.019,59) versteigert wurde.
Cecil Crosley Bell - Auction history
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