John Philip Falter
Mary Slowpoke'S Late For School
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 174
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2013
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 174
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2013
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
John Philip Falter
1910 - 1982
MARY SLOWPOKE'S LATE FOR SCHOOL
signed John Falter (lower left)
tempera on board
25 1/2 by 20 in.
64.8 by 50.7 cm.
Day Edgar, Pocono Lake Preserve, Pennsylvania | Private Collection, Pennsylvania | By descent in the family above to the present owner
1910 - 1982
MARY SLOWPOKE'S LATE FOR SCHOOL
signed John Falter (lower left)
tempera on board
25 1/2 by 20 in.
64.8 by 50.7 cm.
Day Edgar, Pocono Lake Preserve, Pennsylvania | Private Collection, Pennsylvania | By descent in the family above to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Philip Falter achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2013. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work Mary Slowpoke'S Late For School sold for USD 68,750.00 (€ 52,209.90) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by John Philip Falter have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Young Sammy Sixgun in November 2017 with an auction result of USD 516,500.00 (€ 434,106.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Philip Falter erzielte im April 2013 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Mary Slowpoke'S Late For School für USD 68.750,00 (€ 52.209,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Philip Falter auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Young Sammy Sixgun im November 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 516.500,00 (€ 434.106,57).
John Philip Falter - Auction history
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