Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Soldier Kneeling At French Memorial
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Description
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
1874 - 1951
SOLDIER KNEELING AT FRENCH MEMORIAL
signed with the artist's monogrammed signature JC Leyendecker (lower right)
oil on canvas
29 by 20 3/4 inches
(73.4 by 52.7 cm)
Painted in 1918.
Private Collection, New York, 1995
1874 - 1951
SOLDIER KNEELING AT FRENCH MEMORIAL
signed with the artist's monogrammed signature JC Leyendecker (lower right)
oil on canvas
29 by 20 3/4 inches
(73.4 by 52.7 cm)
Painted in 1918.
Private Collection, New York, 1995
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Soldier Kneeling At French Memorial by Joseph Christian Leyendecker was worth USD 212,500.00 (€ 195,043.60) to a buyer in April 2017. This price was achieved in the auction American Art at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 60,000.00 many times over. 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Soldier Kneeling At French Memorial von Joseph Christian Leyendecker war einem Käufer im April 2017 USD 212.500,00 (€ 195.043,60) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion American Art bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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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