Joseph Christian Leyendecker
George Washington
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 162.500 USD
Price realised: 162.500 USD
Description
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
1874 - 1951
GEORGE WASHINGTON
signed JCLeyendecker (lower right)
oil on canvas
29 by 21 inches
(73.7 by 53.3 cm)
Painted in 1919.
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York | Harry Glass, Old Westbury, New York (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 2, 1993, lot 157) | Hascoe Family Collection (acquired at the above sale; sold: Sotheby's, New York, January 23, 2001, lot 391) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
1874 - 1951
GEORGE WASHINGTON
signed JCLeyendecker (lower right)
oil on canvas
29 by 21 inches
(73.7 by 53.3 cm)
Painted in 1919.
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York | Harry Glass, Old Westbury, New York (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 2, 1993, lot 157) | Hascoe Family Collection (acquired at the above sale; sold: Sotheby's, New York, January 23, 2001, lot 391) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work George Washington by Joseph Christian Leyendecker was sold in the American Art auction at Sothebys in New York in May 2018. Here, the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 162,500.00 (€ 139,245.93). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Joseph Christian Leyendecker - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Carousel Ride, which sold at auction in December 2020 for USD 516,100.00 (€ 421,995.09).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit George Washington von Joseph Christian Leyendecker wurde im Mai 2018 in der Auktion American Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 162.500,00 (€ 139.245,93) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Joseph Christian Leyendecker mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Carousel Ride beobachtet, die im Dezember 2020 für USD 516.100,00 (€ 421.995,09) versteigert wurde.
Joseph Christian Leyendecker - Auction history
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