Lee Gatch
Soft, Pasture
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 237
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2007
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 237
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2007
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Description
Lee Gatch (1902-1968)
Soft, Pasture
signed and dated 'Gatch 66' (lower right)--bears artist's stamp and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
mixed media on board
24¾ x 53 in. (62.9 x 134.6 cm.)
Soft, Pasture
signed and dated 'Gatch 66' (lower right)--bears artist's stamp and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
mixed media on board
24¾ x 53 in. (62.9 x 134.6 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2007 Christies in New York held the auction Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, which included the work Soft, Pasture by Lee Gatch. The price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,395.53) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Other works by Lee Gatch have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in September 2008 the work Ionian was auctioned for USD 8,750.00 (€ 6,214.05).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2007 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture durch, in der auch die Arbeit Soft, Pasture von Lee Gatch zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.395,53) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Lee Gatch konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im September 2008 die Arbeit Ionian für USD 8.750,00 (€ 6.214,05) versteigert.