Charles Courtney Curran

The Iris Bed

Found at Sothebys, New York
American Art, Lot 15
18. May - 18. May 2016
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Charles Courtney Curran 1861 - 1942
THE IRIS BED
signed Chas. C. Curran, dated 1891 and indistinctly titled (lower left)
oil on canvas
12 by 9 inches
(30.5 by 22.9 cm)
Private Collection, Syracuse, New York | Private Collection (by descent) | Private Collection, Lake City, Florida | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987

Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.

The work The Iris Bed by Charles Courtney Curran was sold in the American Art auction at Sothebys in New York in May 2016. It achieved a price of USD 62,500.00 (€ 56,129.32), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Charles Courtney Curran have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Ladies on a Hill in April 2002 with an auction result of USD 207,500.00 (€ 230,504.33).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Iris Bed von Charles Courtney Curran wurde im Mai 2016 in der Auktion American Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 56.129,32) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Charles Courtney Curran auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Ladies on a Hill im April 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 207.500,00 (€ 230.504,33).

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