James Weeks
Pacific Ocean #3
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Morning Sale, Lot 237
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2016
Post-War & Contemporary Art Morning Sale, Lot 237
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2016
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated 'Pacific Ocean #3 James Weeks 1962' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
32 ½ x 38 ¾ in. (82.5 x 98.4 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York | John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
oil on canvas
32 ½ x 38 ¾ in. (82.5 x 98.4 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York | John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Auction result misses estimated price range
In November 2016 a collector was able to acquire the work Pacific Ocean #3 by James Weeks for USD 22,500.00 (€ 21,270.56). This price was achieved in the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Morning Sale at Christies in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 25,000.00 – 35,000.00 set by the auction house. Other works by James Weeks have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in November 2019 by the work Bay Excursion #2 at USD 43,750.00 (€ 39,704.15).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im November 2016 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Pacific Ocean #3 von James Weeks für USD 22.500,00 (€ 21.270,56) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Morning Sale bei Christies in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 25.000,00 – 35.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von James Weeks wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im November 2019 die Arbeit Bay Excursion #2 mit USD 43.750,00 (€ 39.704,15).
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