John Wesley
Fruit Tree
Found at
Christies,
New York
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II, Lot 852
18. May - 18. May 2023
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II, Lot 852
18. May - 18. May 2023
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 226.800 USD
Price realised: 226.800 USD
Description
John Wesley (1928-2022)
Fruit Tree
signed, titled and dated '"FRUIT TREE" John Wesley 1996' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
44 x 59 in. (111.7 x 149.8 cm.)
Painted in 1996.
Fruit Tree
signed, titled and dated '"FRUIT TREE" John Wesley 1996' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
44 x 59 in. (111.7 x 149.8 cm.)
Painted in 1996.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Fruit Tree by John Wesley was auctioned at Christies in New York in May this year. The price achieved of USD 226,800.00 (€ 212,877.79) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. Other works by John Wesley have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2008 the work Plague was auctioned for USD 577,000.00 (€ 370,822.62).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Fruit Tree von John Wesley kam im Mai diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 226.800,00 (€ 212.877,79) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Wesley konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2008 die Arbeit Plague für USD 577.000,00 (€ 370.822,62) versteigert.
John Wesley - Auction history
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