Gertrude Abercrombie
Hand and Tent
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 2
4. Nov - 22. Nov 2021
American Art, Lot 2
4. Nov - 22. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Gertrude Abercrombie
1909 - 1977
Hand and Tent
signed Abercrombie and dated '49 (lower right)
oil on Masonite
Masonite: 4 ½ by 6 ½ inches (11.4 by 16.5 cm)
framed: 5 ½ by 7 ⅜ inches (14 by 18.7 cm)
We are grateful for the research conducted by Susan Weininger, Professor Emerita, Roosevelt University.
Sold: Doyle Auctions, New York, November 10, 2010, lot 95 | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
1909 - 1977
Hand and Tent
signed Abercrombie and dated '49 (lower right)
oil on Masonite
Masonite: 4 ½ by 6 ½ inches (11.4 by 16.5 cm)
framed: 5 ½ by 7 ⅜ inches (14 by 18.7 cm)
We are grateful for the research conducted by Susan Weininger, Professor Emerita, Roosevelt University.
Sold: Doyle Auctions, New York, November 10, 2010, lot 95 | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Gertrude Abercrombie achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2021. In the American Art auction, the work Hand and Tent sold for USD 163,800.00 (€ 145,122.71) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Gertrude Abercrombie - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Giraffe, which sold at auction in May 2021 for USD 365,400.00 (€ 299,655.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gertrude Abercrombie erzielte im November 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Hand and Tent für USD 163.800,00 (€ 145.122,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Gertrude Abercrombie mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Giraffe beobachtet, die im Mai 2021 für USD 365.400,00 (€ 299.655,57) versteigert wurde.
Gertrude Abercrombie - Auction history
