John Harrison Levee

December V, 1960

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles
Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made In California, Lot 104
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2022
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 8.925 USD
JOHN HARRISON LEVEE (1924-2017)
December V, 1960
signed, titled, and dated 'Levee December V 1960' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
12 x 12 in.
30.5 x 30.5 cm.
Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work December V, 1960 by John Harrison Levee was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in September last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 2,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 8,925.00 (€ 9,122.97). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Harrison Levee; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot without title sold at auction in October 2021 with the realized price of USD 16,380.00 (€ 14,179.36).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit December V, 1960 von John Harrison Levee im September letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 2.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 8.925,00 (€ 9.122,97) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Harrison Levee; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit ohne Titel im Oktober 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 16.380,00 (€ 14.179,36).

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