Frederick James Brown
The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): A Diptych
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Description
Frederick James Brown (AMERICAN, 1945-2012)
The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): a diptych
signed and dated 'FJ Brown 1989' (lower left); left canvas signed, dated and titled 'FJ Brown 1988 PIANO MEN' (on the reverse); right canvas signed, dated and titled 'PIANO MEN FJ Brown 1980' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
240 x 84 in. (609.6 x 213.4 cm.), unframed overall
Painted in 1980-89.
The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): a diptych
signed and dated 'FJ Brown 1989' (lower left); left canvas signed, dated and titled 'FJ Brown 1988 PIANO MEN' (on the reverse); right canvas signed, dated and titled 'PIANO MEN FJ Brown 1980' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
240 x 84 in. (609.6 x 213.4 cm.), unframed overall
Painted in 1980-89.
A top price for Frederick James Brown - as previously expected
The work The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): A Diptych by Frederick James Brown was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2013. The price achieved of USD 3,750.00 (€ 2,926.03) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): A Diptych is the most expensive artwork by Frederick James Brown that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): A Diptych von Frederick James Brown kam im März 2013 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 3.750,00 (€ 2.926,03) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Piano Men (Ray Charles, Roosevelt Skykes, Memphis Slim, Count Basie): A Diptych das teuerste Kunstwerk von Frederick James Brown, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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