John Melville Kelly
Kaonohi, c. 1920
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 5.760 USD
Price realised: 5.760 USD
Description
John Melville Kelly (1879-1962)
Kaonohi, c. 1920
Aquatint on laid paper with an England watermark, signed in pencil, titled '·Kaonohi·Hawaii·', with the blindstamp of the artist, with margins, in a Koa wood frame.
7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)
sheet 10 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (27 x 35.9 cm)
John Dominis Holt IV, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Kaonohi, c. 1920
Aquatint on laid paper with an England watermark, signed in pencil, titled '·Kaonohi·Hawaii·', with the blindstamp of the artist, with margins, in a Koa wood frame.
7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)
sheet 10 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (27 x 35.9 cm)
John Dominis Holt IV, Honolulu, Hawaii.
A top price for John Melville Kelly
The work Kaonohi, c. 1920 by John Melville Kelly was sold in the The Art of Hawaiʻi auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August this year. The »bidding war« ended at USD 5,760.00 (€ 5,314.14), 65% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Kaonohi, c. 1920 the most expensive artwork by John Melville Kelly that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Melville Kelly
Die Arbeit Kaonohi, c. 1920 von John Melville Kelly wurde im August diesen Jahres in der Auktion The Art of Hawaiʻi bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 5.760,00 (€ 5.314,14) und damit 65% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Kaonohi, c. 1920 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Melville Kelly, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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