Jessie Willcox Smith
The Great Drawing-Room Was Haunted By A Tuneful Spirit That Came And Went Unseen
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 51
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2014
American Art, Lot 51
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935
THE GREAT DRAWING-ROOM WAS HAUNTED BY A TUNEFUL SPIRIT THAT CAME AND WENT UNSEEN
signed Jessie Willcox Smith (lower left)
gouache, watercolor and charcoal on board
image: 26 1/4 by 16 1/2 inches (66.7 by 41.9 cm)
board: 30 by 19 3/4 inches (76.2 by 50.2 cm)
Executed circa 1915.
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Massachusetts (commissioned from the artist)
THE GREAT DRAWING-ROOM WAS HAUNTED BY A TUNEFUL SPIRIT THAT CAME AND WENT UNSEEN
signed Jessie Willcox Smith (lower left)
gouache, watercolor and charcoal on board
image: 26 1/4 by 16 1/2 inches (66.7 by 41.9 cm)
board: 30 by 19 3/4 inches (76.2 by 50.2 cm)
Executed circa 1915.
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Massachusetts (commissioned from the artist)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Great Drawing-Room Was Haunted By A Tuneful Spirit That Came And Went Unseen by Jessie Willcox Smith was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2014. The price achieved of USD 56,250.00 (€ 45,224.31) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 50,000.00 – 70,000.00. Admittedly, works by Jessie Willcox Smith have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work How Doth the Little Busy Bee in April 2011 with an auction result of USD 386,500.00 (€ 260,778.62).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Great Drawing-Room Was Haunted By A Tuneful Spirit That Came And Went Unseen von Jessie Willcox Smith kam im November 2014 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 56.250,00 (€ 45.224,31) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jessie Willcox Smith auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit How Doth the Little Busy Bee im April 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 386.500,00 (€ 260.778,62).
Jessie Willcox Smith - Auction history
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