John Levee
April Iv
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Curated featuring works from “In Its Own Light: Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw”, Lot 172
2. Mar - 2. Mar 2017
Contemporary Curated featuring works from “In Its Own Light: Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw”, Lot 172
2. Mar - 2. Mar 2017
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Description
John Levee
1924 - 2017
APRIL IV
signed and dated 59; signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse
oil on canvas
51 1/4 by 63 3/4 in. 130.2 by 161.9 cm.
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York | Private Collection, New York | Sotheby's, New York, 30 June 1993, Lot 260A | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
1924 - 2017
APRIL IV
signed and dated 59; signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse
oil on canvas
51 1/4 by 63 3/4 in. 130.2 by 161.9 cm.
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York | Private Collection, New York | Sotheby's, New York, 30 June 1993, Lot 260A | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work April Iv by John Levee was worth USD 40,000.00 (€ 37,390.17) to a buyer in March 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Curated featuring works from “In Its Own Light: Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw” at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 12,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Levee; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot February Iv 1960 sold at auction in July 2020 with the realized price of USD 47,500.00 (€ 40,343.13).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit April Iv von John Levee war einem Käufer im März 2017 USD 40.000,00 (€ 37.390,17) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Curated featuring works from “In Its Own Light: Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw” bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Levee; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit February Iv 1960 im Juli 2020 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 47.500,00 (€ 40.343,13).
John Levee - Auction history
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