Joshua Johnson
A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, Lot 219
24.Jan - 24.Jan.2020
Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, Lot 219
24.Jan - 24.Jan.2020
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 495.000 USD
Price realised: 495.000 USD
Description
oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
(2)
Dr. Francis S. Grubar (1924-1992), Chesapeake Beach, Maryland and Washington D.C. | Sold, Christie's, New York, 21 January 1994, lot 218
30 x 24 in.
(2)
Dr. Francis S. Grubar (1924-1992), Chesapeake Beach, Maryland and Washington D.C. | Sold, Christie's, New York, 21 January 1994, lot 218
A top price for Joshua Johnson
The work A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog by Joshua Johnson was worth USD 495,000.00 (€ 446,227.35) to a buyer in January 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog the most expensive artwork by Joshua Johnson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joshua Johnson
Die Arbeit A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog von Joshua Johnson war einem Käufer im Januar 2020 USD 495.000,00 (€ 446.227,35) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Joshua Johnson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.