John Henry Bradley Storrs
Abstraction No. 2 (Industrial Forms)
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 21 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 21 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
signed with initials 'J·S' (along the base)--signed and dated 'J·Storrs/21·5·35·' and dated again '(11·12·31)' (under the base)
polychromed terracotta
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high on a 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) bronze and stainless steel base
Executed in 1931-35.
The artist. | Estate of the above, 1956. | Monique Storrs Booz, Winnetka, Illinois, daughter of the above, by descent. | The Downtown Gallery, New York, by 1965. | Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, 1969. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1983.
polychromed terracotta
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high on a 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) bronze and stainless steel base
Executed in 1931-35.
The artist. | Estate of the above, 1956. | Monique Storrs Booz, Winnetka, Illinois, daughter of the above, by descent. | The Downtown Gallery, New York, by 1965. | Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, 1969. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1983.
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by John Bradley Storrs could be acquired at Christies in New York in November 2018 for an unexpectedly low price. In the An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale auction, the work Abstraction No. 2 (Industrial Forms) changed hands for USD 37,500.00 (€ 33,118.43) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. Admittedly, works by John Bradley Storrs have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Abstract Sculpture in May 2011 with an auction result of USD 290,500.00 (€ 202,072.90).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Bradley Storrs konnte im November 2018 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale wechselte die Arbeit Abstraction No. 2 (Industrial Forms) für USD 37.500,00 (€ 33.118,43) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Bradley Storrs auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Abstract Sculpture im Mai 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 290.500,00 (€ 202.072,90).
John Bradley Storrs - Auction history
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