John Stobart
"Lightning"
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 168
5. Apr - 5. Apr 2012
American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 168
5. Apr - 5. Apr 2012
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 56.250 USD
Price realised: 56.250 USD
Description
John Stobart
B. 1929
"LIGHTNING"
signed Stobart, l.r.
oil on canvas
24 by 36 in.
61 by 91.5 cm.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1978
B. 1929
"LIGHTNING"
signed Stobart, l.r.
oil on canvas
24 by 36 in.
61 by 91.5 cm.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1978
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work "Lightning" by John Stobart was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 18,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 56,250.00 (€ 42,520.22). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Stobart; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Charles W. Morgan in company with the bark Janet of New Bedford and other whaling ships north of the Bering Straits sold at auction in February 2005 with the realized price of USD 90,000.00 (€ 67,801.72).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit "Lightning" von John Stobart im April 2012 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 56.250,00 (€ 42.520,22) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Stobart; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Charles W. Morgan in company with the bark Janet of New Bedford and other whaling ships north of the Bering Straits im Februar 2005 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 90.000,00 (€ 67.801,72).
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