Chuck Jones
Michigan J. Frog, Limited Edition Animation Cel
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams, Lot 229
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams, Lot 229
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Estimate: 700 - 900 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Description
Chuck Jones
MICHIGAN J. FROG, LIMITED EDITION ANIMATION CEL
Animation cel (12 x 10 1/8 in.; 30.5 x 25.8 cm). Signed and inscribed by Chuck Jones "Hello my darling! Hello my honey! Hello my ragtime Robin!", and "For my favorite martian and dear friend and heavenly talent!", matted and framed. [With]: Letter on Warner Bros. Michigan J. Frog stationery, dated 25 March 1996, reading "Robin, Thanks for the plug - Michigan J. Frog."
MICHIGAN J. FROG, LIMITED EDITION ANIMATION CEL
Animation cel (12 x 10 1/8 in.; 30.5 x 25.8 cm). Signed and inscribed by Chuck Jones "Hello my darling! Hello my honey! Hello my ragtime Robin!", and "For my favorite martian and dear friend and heavenly talent!", matted and framed. [With]: Letter on Warner Bros. Michigan J. Frog stationery, dated 25 March 1996, reading "Robin, Thanks for the plug - Michigan J. Frog."
A top price for Chuck Jones
When the work Michigan J. Frog, Limited Edition Animation Cel by Chuck Jones was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 900.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 2,750.00 (€ 2,426.76). This high result makes Michigan J. Frog, Limited Edition Animation Cel the most expensive artwork by Chuck Jones that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chuck Jones
Als die Arbeit Michigan J. Frog, Limited Edition Animation Cel von Chuck Jones im Oktober 2018 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 900,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 2.750,00 (€ 2.426,76) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Michigan J. Frog, Limited Edition Animation Cel zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chuck Jones, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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