Francis Criss
Third Avenue El
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 81.250 USD
Price realised: 81.250 USD
Description
Francis Criss
1901 - 1973
THIRD AVENUE EL
signed Criss (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 by 32 7/8 inches
(88.9 by 83.5 cm)
Painted circa 1933.
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 25, 1980, lot 212, illustrated | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1991 (acquired at the above sale) | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1991
1901 - 1973
THIRD AVENUE EL
signed Criss (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 by 32 7/8 inches
(88.9 by 83.5 cm)
Painted circa 1933.
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 25, 1980, lot 212, illustrated | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1991 (acquired at the above sale) | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1991
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Third Avenue El by Francis Criss was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2017. The price achieved of USD 81,250.00 (€ 72,312.21) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 70,000.00 – 90,000.00. Admittedly, works by Francis Criss have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Melancholy Interlude in November 2018 with an auction result of USD 348,500.00 (€ 307,780.62).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Third Avenue El von Francis Criss kam im Mai 2017 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 81.250,00 (€ 72.312,21) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 70.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Francis Criss auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Melancholy Interlude im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 348.500,00 (€ 307.780,62).
Francis Criss - Auction history
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