Horace Pippin
Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Modern Day Auction, Lot 326
29. Apr - 18. May 2022
Modern Day Auction, Lot 326
29. Apr - 18. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Horace Pippin
1888 - 1946
Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired
signed H. Pippin (lower right)
oil on canvas
19¼ by 25⅛ in.
48.3 by 63.5 cm.
Executed in 1937.
American Legion Post 134, West Chester, Pennsylvania (gifted directly from the artist) | Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1965) | Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
1888 - 1946
Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired
signed H. Pippin (lower right)
oil on canvas
19¼ by 25⅛ in.
48.3 by 63.5 cm.
Executed in 1937.
American Legion Post 134, West Chester, Pennsylvania (gifted directly from the artist) | Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1965) | Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Horace Pippin could be acquired at Sothebys in New York in May last year for an unexpectedly low price. In the Modern Day Auction auction, the work Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired changed hands for USD 315,000.00 (€ 293,542.07) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 400,000.00 – 600,000.00. Admittedly, works by Horace Pippin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Holy Mountain, I in November 2018 with an auction result of USD 3,255,000.00 (€ 2,874,679.86).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Horace Pippin konnte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Modern Day Auction wechselte die Arbeit Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired für USD 315.000,00 (€ 293.542,07) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 400.000,00 – 600.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Horace Pippin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Holy Mountain, I im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.255.000,00 (€ 2.874.679,86).
Horace Pippin - Auction history
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