Doris Lindo Lewis
Eden
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Online, Lot 42
18. May - 18. May 2020
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Online, Lot 42
18. May - 18. May 2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 16.250 USD
Price realised: 16.250 USD
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Boston
DORIS LINDO LEWIS
(1909 - 1995)
EDEN
Signed Lewis (lower right)
Oil on canvas
21⅛ by 25 in (53.7 by 63.5 cm)
Framed: 26½ by 30½ in. (67.3 by 77.4 cm)
Private Collection, Boston (acquired from the artist) | Thence by descent
DORIS LINDO LEWIS
(1909 - 1995)
EDEN
Signed Lewis (lower right)
Oil on canvas
21⅛ by 25 in (53.7 by 63.5 cm)
Framed: 26½ by 30½ in. (67.3 by 77.4 cm)
Private Collection, Boston (acquired from the artist) | Thence by descent
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Eden by Doris Lindo Lewis was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2020. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 15,000.00 – 20,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 16,250.00 (€ 14,642.28) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Doris Lindo Lewis have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2019 the work Blue Prayer was auctioned for USD 21,250.00 (€ 19,284.87).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Eden von Doris Lindo Lewis kam im Mai 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 16.250,00 (€ 14.642,28) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Doris Lindo Lewis konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2019 die Arbeit Blue Prayer für USD 21.250,00 (€ 19.284,87) versteigert.