Chesley Bonestell - Study For \

Chesley Bonestell

Study For "Saturn Seen From Titan" Circa 1959(?)

Found at Sothebys, New York
Space Exploration, Lot 2
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2018
Estimate: 7.500 - 8.500 USD
Price realised: 13.750 USD
Description
Bonestell, Chesley 
STUDY FOR "SATURN SEEN FROM TITAN" CIRCA 1959(?)
Oil and graphite on board, 7 by 9 inches (sight), signed "Chesley Bonestell" lower right in ink, 12 vertical and 9 horizontal graphite grid lines with alphanumeric numbering imposed over the composition, "Chesley Bonestell" stamped twice on verso. Matted and framed to 18 ¼ by 20 inches. 
Ex Collection of Frederick C. Durant, III
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 62 %.

The work Study For "Saturn Seen From Titan" Circa 1959(?) by Chesley Bonestell was sold in the Space Exploration auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. It achieved a price of USD 13,750.00 (€ 12,143.42), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 62%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Chesley Bonestell; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Panoramic View Of The San Francisco Bay And Treasure Island sold at auction in August 2019 with the realized price of USD 13,825.00 (€ 12,580.76).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 62 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Study For "Saturn Seen From Titan" Circa 1959(?) von Chesley Bonestell wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Space Exploration bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 13.750,00 (€ 12.143,42) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 62%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Chesley Bonestell; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Panoramic View Of The San Francisco Bay And Treasure Island im August 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 13.825,00 (€ 12.580,76).

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