James Weeks
Gardens on a Hill
Found at
Christies,
New York
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION), Lot 419
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION), Lot 419
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 20.315 USD
Price realised: 20.315 USD
Description
James Weeks (1922-1998)
Gardens on a Hill
signed and dated 'J Weeks '66-'79' (on the reverse) and signed again, titled and dated again 'GARDENS ON A HILL J Weeks 1966 (Reworked 1979)' (on a piece of tape affixed to the stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
66 x 56 in. (167.7 x 142.3 cm.)
Painted in 1966-1979.
Gardens on a Hill
signed and dated 'J Weeks '66-'79' (on the reverse) and signed again, titled and dated again 'GARDENS ON A HILL J Weeks 1966 (Reworked 1979)' (on a piece of tape affixed to the stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
66 x 56 in. (167.7 x 142.3 cm.)
Painted in 1966-1979.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by James Weeks achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2003. In the POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION) auction, the work Gardens on a Hill sold for USD 20,315.00 (€ 16,936.22) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by James Weeks - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Bay Excursion #2, which sold at auction in November 2019 for USD 43,750.00 (€ 39,704.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von James Weeks erzielte im November 2003 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION) wurde die Arbeit Gardens on a Hill für USD 20.315,00 (€ 16.936,22) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von James Weeks mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Bay Excursion #2 beobachtet, die im November 2019 für USD 43.750,00 (€ 39.704,15) versteigert wurde.
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