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George Benjamin Luks
Purple Hills
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 73
5. Apr - 5. Apr 2012
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 73
5. Apr - 5. Apr 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Benjamin Luks
1867 - 1933
PURPLE HILLS
signed George Luks and dated 27, l.l.
watercolor with traces of pencil on paper laid down on board
14 by 20 in.
35.5 by 51 cm.
Doll & Richards, Inc., Boston | Private collection, Cohasset, Massachussets | Acquired from the above, the grandparents of the present owner
1867 - 1933
PURPLE HILLS
signed George Luks and dated 27, l.l.
watercolor with traces of pencil on paper laid down on board
14 by 20 in.
35.5 by 51 cm.
Doll & Richards, Inc., Boston | Private collection, Cohasset, Massachussets | Acquired from the above, the grandparents of the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Purple Hills by George Benjamin Luks was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in April 2012. The »bidding war« ended at USD 17,500.00 (€ 13,228.51), 17% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Benjamin Luks achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Lily Williams in May 2010 with an auction result of USD 1,874,500.00 (€ 1,515,482.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Purple Hills von George Benjamin Luks wurde im April 2012 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 13.228,51) und damit 17% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Benjamin Luks erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Lily Williams im Mai 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.874.500,00 (€ 1.515.482,25).
