Jack Levine
King David
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 10.080 USD
Price realised: 10.080 USD
Description
Property from a Private Collection, New York
Jack Levine
1915 - 2010
King David
signed indistinctly (lower right); titled David in Hebrew (upper right)
oil on board
10 by 8 in.
25.4 by 20.3 cm.
Executed in 1941.
The Downtown Gallery, New York | Mr. and Mrs. James S. Plaut, Cambridge, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) | George J. Perutz, Dallas | Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York | Acquired from the above in 1973 by the present owner
Jack Levine
1915 - 2010
King David
signed indistinctly (lower right); titled David in Hebrew (upper right)
oil on board
10 by 8 in.
25.4 by 20.3 cm.
Executed in 1941.
The Downtown Gallery, New York | Mr. and Mrs. James S. Plaut, Cambridge, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) | George J. Perutz, Dallas | Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York | Acquired from the above in 1973 by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work King David by Jack Levine was sold in the Modern Discoveries auction at Sothebys in New York in March last year. It achieved a price of USD 10,080.00 (€ 9,086.81), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. Admittedly, works by Jack Levine have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Princess in December 2011 with an auction result of USD 86,500.00 (€ 66,676.94).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit King David von Jack Levine wurde im März letzten Jahres in der Auktion Modern Discoveries bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 10.080,00 (€ 9.086,81) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jack Levine auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Princess im Dezember 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 66.676,94).
Jack Levine - Auction history
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