Dean Cornwell
Captain Blood Saves a Woman Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 134
25. Sep - 25. Sep 2008
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 134
25. Sep - 25. Sep 2008
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
Dean Cornwell (1892-1960)
Captain Blood Saves a Woman Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea
signed with initials and dated 'DC/30' and signed 'Dean Corn well' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
34 x 48 in. (86.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Captain Blood Saves a Woman Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea
signed with initials and dated 'DC/30' and signed 'Dean Corn well' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
34 x 48 in. (86.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Captain Blood Saves a Woman Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea by Dean Cornwell was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2008. It achieved a price of USD 43,750.00 (€ 31,070.24), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dean Cornwell - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural, which sold at auction in November 2017 for USD 137,500.00 (€ 115,565.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Captain Blood Saves a Woman Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Sea von Dean Cornwell kam im September 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 31.070,24) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Für andere Arbeiten von Dean Cornwell mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Study for 'The History of Transportation' Mural beobachtet, die im November 2017 für USD 137.500,00 (€ 115.565,64) versteigert wurde.
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