Howard Chandler Christy
Motor Magazine Cover
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 141
23. Apr - 23. Apr 2015
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 141
23. Apr - 23. Apr 2015
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
Howard Chandler Christy
1873 - 1952
MOTOR MAGAZINE COVER
signed Howard Chandler Christy and dated 1923 (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 by 30 1/2 inches
(101.6 by 77.5 cm)
Private Collection, New Orleans, Louisiana | Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2004
1873 - 1952
MOTOR MAGAZINE COVER
signed Howard Chandler Christy and dated 1923 (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 by 30 1/2 inches
(101.6 by 77.5 cm)
Private Collection, New Orleans, Louisiana | Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2004
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Howard Chandler Christy achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2015. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work Motor Magazine Cover sold for USD 21,250.00 (€ 19,037.81) - well above the upper estimate of USD 10,000.00. Admittedly, works by Howard Chandler Christy have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Nudes At The Beach in February 2017 with an auction result of GBP 75,000.00 (€ 87,777.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Howard Chandler Christy erzielte im April 2015 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Motor Magazine Cover für USD 21.250,00 (€ 19.037,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 10.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Howard Chandler Christy auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Nudes At The Beach im Februar 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 75.000,00 (€ 87.777,83).
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