George Copeland Ault

Fruit Bowl on Red Oilcloth

Found at Christies, New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 28 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
signed and dated 'G.C. Ault '30.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 ¼ x 20 in. (61.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1930.
James Graham & Sons, Inc., New York, 1969. | Noah Goldowsky Gallery, New York. | Harry Spiro, New York. | Zabriskie Gallery, New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1977.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Fruit Bowl on Red Oilcloth by George Copeland Ault was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018. The price achieved of USD 187,500.00 (€ 165,592.16) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 150,000.00 – 250,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Copeland Ault - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Plough and the Moon, which sold at auction in November 2021 for USD 687,500.00 (€ 609,107.82).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Fruit Bowl on Red Oilcloth von George Copeland Ault kam im November 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 187.500,00 (€ 165.592,16) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 150.000,00 – 250.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von George Copeland Ault mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Plough and the Moon beobachtet, die im November 2021 für USD 687.500,00 (€ 609.107,82) versteigert wurde.

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