Charles Demuth
Rothschild Lily #2
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 120
20. May - 20. May 2021
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 120
20. May - 20. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
watercolor and pencil on paper
Image: 10<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> x 14<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> in. (27.3 x 36.2 cm.)
Sheet: 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1930.
The artist. | Robert E. Locher, New York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bequest of the above, 1935. | Estate of the above. | Richard C. Weyand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by descent. | Estate of the above. | Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 16 October 1957, lot 65, sold by the above. | The Downtown Gallery, New York. | Jack Lawrence, West Redding, Connecticut, acquired from the above, 1963. | Christie's, New York, 5 June 1997, lot 88, sold by the above (as Rothschild Lilies). | Eaton Fine Art, Inc.,
watercolor and pencil on paper
Image: 10<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> x 14<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> in. (27.3 x 36.2 cm.)
Sheet: 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1930.
The artist. | Robert E. Locher, New York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bequest of the above, 1935. | Estate of the above. | Richard C. Weyand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by descent. | Estate of the above. | Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 16 October 1957, lot 65, sold by the above. | The Downtown Gallery, New York. | Jack Lawrence, West Redding, Connecticut, acquired from the above, 1963. | Christie's, New York, 5 June 1997, lot 88, sold by the above (as Rothschild Lilies). | Eaton Fine Art, Inc.,
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
In May 2021 Christies in New York held the auction Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, which included the work Rothschild Lily #2 by Charles Demuth. The »bidding war« ended at USD 23,750.00 (€ 19,476.79), 58% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Charles Demuth achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work In The Key Of Blue in December 2013 with an auction result of USD 1,685,000.00 (€ 1,222,875.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2021 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rothschild Lily #2 von Charles Demuth zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 23.750,00 (€ 19.476,79) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Charles Demuth erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit In The Key Of Blue im Dezember 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.685.000,00 (€ 1.222.875,39).
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