Dorothy Brett

Dawn Fiesta

Found at Sothebys, New York
American Art, Lot 17
19. May - 19. May 2021
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 31.500 USD
American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion
Dorothy Brett
1883 - 1977
Dawn Fiesta
signed DEBRETT and dated 1946 (lower right)
oil on Masonite
36 by 27 inches
(91.4 by 68.6 cm)
Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1995

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Dawn Fiesta by Dorothy Brett was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 31,500.00 (€ 25,832.38) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dorothy Brett - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Santo Domingo Corn Dance, 1959, which sold at auction in December 2021 for USD 69,062.50 (€ 61,020.06).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Dawn Fiesta von Dorothy Brett kam im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 31.500,00 (€ 25.832,38) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Dorothy Brett mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Santo Domingo Corn Dance, 1959 beobachtet, die im Dezember 2021 für USD 69.062,50 (€ 61.020,06) versteigert wurde.

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