John Little
Tropic of Cancer
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
John Little (1907-1984)
Tropic of Cancer
signed and dated 'John Little 58' (lower edge); signed again, titled and dated again '"TROPIC of CANCER" 1958 John Little' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
73 x 73 in. (185.4 x 185.4 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Tropic of Cancer
signed and dated 'John Little 58' (lower edge); signed again, titled and dated again '"TROPIC of CANCER" 1958 John Little' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
73 x 73 in. (185.4 x 185.4 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Tropic of Cancer by John Geoffrey Caruthers Little was sold in the First Open auction at Christies in New York in September 2013. It achieved a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 27,705.95), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Geoffrey Caruthers Little - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Tropic of Cancer, which sold at auction in May 2018 for USD 87,500.00 (€ 74,978.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Tropic of Cancer von John Geoffrey Caruthers Little wurde im September 2013 in der Auktion First Open bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 27.705,95) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Geoffrey Caruthers Little mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Tropic of Cancer beobachtet, die im Mai 2018 für USD 87.500,00 (€ 74.978,58) versteigert wurde.
John Geoffrey Caruthers Little - Auction history
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