Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Newsboy
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 31
21. May - 21. May 2019
American Art, Lot 31
21. May - 21. May 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
1874 - 1951
NEWSBOY
signed JCLeyendecker (lower right)
oil on canvas
28 by 20 3/4 inches
(71.1 by 52.7 cm)
Painted in 1909.
Private collection, New York, circa 1950 | By descent to the present owners (their great granddaughters)
1874 - 1951
NEWSBOY
signed JCLeyendecker (lower right)
oil on canvas
28 by 20 3/4 inches
(71.1 by 52.7 cm)
Painted in 1909.
Private collection, New York, circa 1950 | By descent to the present owners (their great granddaughters)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 77 %.
This artwork by Joseph Christian Leyendecker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2019. In the American Art auction, the work Newsboy sold for USD 212,500.00 (€ 190,600.05) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. 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 um 77 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Joseph Christian Leyendecker erzielte im Mai 2019 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Newsboy für USD 212.500,00 (€ 190.600,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. 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.
