John Melville Kelly

Mapala, c. 1930

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles
The Art of Hawaiʻi, Lot 258
2. Aug - 2. Aug 2023
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 1.920 USD
John Melville Kelly (1879-1962)
Mapala, c. 1930
Drypoint and etching on wove paper, signed in pencil, titled '·Mapala Hawaii·', with the blindstamp of the artist, with margins, in a Koa wood frame.
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
sight 9 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (23.2 x 27.6 cm)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Mapala, c. 1930 by John Melville Kelly was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August this year. The price achieved of USD 1,920.00 (€ 1,771.38) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Melville Kelly - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Kaonohi, c. 1920, which sold at auction in August this year for USD 5,760.00 (€ 5,314.14).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Mapala, c. 1930 von John Melville Kelly kam im August diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 1.920,00 (€ 1.771,38) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von John Melville Kelly mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Kaonohi, c. 1920 beobachtet, die im August diesen Jahres für USD 5.760,00 (€ 5.314,14) versteigert wurde.

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