Fletcher Martin

Action At Second

Found at Christies, New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 140
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2004
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 26.290 USD
Fletcher Martin (1904-1979)
Action at Second
signed and dated 'Fletcher Martin 1956' (lower left)-- signed again ( on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.

This artwork by Fletcher Martin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2004. In the Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work Action At Second sold for USD 26,290.00 (€ 21,172.59) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Fletcher Martin; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Homage to Marciano sold at auction in March 2007 with the realized price of USD 48,000.00 (€ 35,890.53).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Fletcher Martin erzielte im September 2004 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Action At Second für USD 26.290,00 (€ 21.172,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Fletcher Martin; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Homage to Marciano im März 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 48.000,00 (€ 35.890,53).

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