David Gilmour Blythe
Portrait Of Joe Cowell
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 36
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2013
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 36
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
David Gilmour Blythe
1815 - 1865
PORTRAIT OF JOE COWELL
signed Blythe (lower left)
oil on canvas
27 by 22 in.
68.5 by 56 cm.
painted 1852-56
'A New Orleans barroom' | Private Collection, New Orleans | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York | Mr. and Mrs. James B. Byrnes, Los Angeles | By descent to the present owner
1815 - 1865
PORTRAIT OF JOE COWELL
signed Blythe (lower left)
oil on canvas
27 by 22 in.
68.5 by 56 cm.
painted 1852-56
'A New Orleans barroom' | Private Collection, New Orleans | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York | Mr. and Mrs. James B. Byrnes, Los Angeles | By descent to the present owner
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait Of Joe Cowell by David Gilmour Blythe was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2013, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at USD 100,000.00 (€ 73,561.87). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by David Gilmour Blythe - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Family Prayers and The Sequel: A Pair of Works, which sold at auction in January 2024 for USD 252,000.00 (€ 220,241.22).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Joe Cowell von David Gilmour Blythe im Oktober 2013 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 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 100.000,00 (€ 73.561,87) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von David Gilmour Blythe mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Family Prayers and The Sequel: A Pair of Works beobachtet, die im Januar 2024 für USD 252.000,00 (€ 220.241,22) versteigert wurde.
David Gilmour Blythe - Auction history
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