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- Pair of Egrets
Jessie Arms Botke
Pair of Egrets
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Two Centuries: American Art, Lot 55
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Two Centuries: American Art, Lot 55
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection, New York
Jessie Arms Botke
1883 - 1971
Pair of Egrets
signed JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (lower right)
oil and gold leaf on canvas laid down on Masonite
Masonite: 40 ¼ by 32 ⅜ inches (102.2 by 82.2 cm)
framed: 46 ½ by 38 ½ inches (118.1 by 97.8 cm)
Hammer Galleries, New York | Private collection, New York, circa 1960-70 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Jessie Arms Botke
1883 - 1971
Pair of Egrets
signed JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (lower right)
oil and gold leaf on canvas laid down on Masonite
Masonite: 40 ¼ by 32 ⅜ inches (102.2 by 82.2 cm)
framed: 46 ½ by 38 ½ inches (118.1 by 97.8 cm)
Hammer Galleries, New York | Private collection, New York, circa 1960-70 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work Pair of Egrets by Jessie Arms Botke was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 60,480.00 (€ 51,503.02). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jessie Arms Botke - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flamingos and Tropical Birds, which sold at auction in November 2018 for USD 137,500.00 (€ 121,434.25).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Pair of Egrets von Jessie Arms Botke im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 60.480,00 (€ 51.503,02) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Jessie Arms Botke mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flamingos and Tropical Birds beobachtet, die im November 2018 für USD 137.500,00 (€ 121.434,25) versteigert wurde.
