Gertrude Abercrombie
Self-Portrait
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 708
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 708
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 60.000 USD
Price realised: 60.000 USD
Description
signed 'ABERCROMBIE' (lower left)
oil on board, in artist's frame
27 ¼ x 20 ¼ in. (69.2 x 51.4 cm.)
Painted in 1934.
Private collection | Anon. sale; Bonhams, Los Angeles, 19 October 2003, lot 7071 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
oil on board, in artist's frame
27 ¼ x 20 ¼ in. (69.2 x 51.4 cm.)
Painted in 1934.
Private collection | Anon. sale; Bonhams, Los Angeles, 19 October 2003, lot 7071 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Self-Portrait by Gertrude Abercrombie was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 60,000.00 (€ 53,816.49), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 20%. Admittedly, works by Gertrude Abercrombie have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Giraffe in May 2021 with an auction result of USD 365,400.00 (€ 299,655.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Self-Portrait von Gertrude Abercrombie kam im Mai 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 60.000,00 (€ 53.816,49) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 20%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gertrude Abercrombie auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Giraffe im Mai 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 365.400,00 (€ 299.655,57).
Gertrude Abercrombie - Auction history
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