Leon Kelly
Souvenir Of Tetuan
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, Lot 52
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2019
The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, Lot 52
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2019
Estimate: 500 - 700 USD
Price realised: 4.750 USD
Price realised: 4.750 USD
Description
LEON KELLY (1901 - 1982)
SOUVENIR OF TETUAN
Signed Leon Kelly and dated 1953 (lower right); signed Leon Kelly, titled and dated March 1953 (on the verso)
Pencil on paper
30¼ by 22⅝ in. (76.8 by 57.5 cm)
Framed: 30½ by 22⅞ in. (77.5 by 58.1 cm)
Executed in March 1953.
Gallery of Surrealism, New York | Acquired from the above in 2005
SOUVENIR OF TETUAN
Signed Leon Kelly and dated 1953 (lower right); signed Leon Kelly, titled and dated March 1953 (on the verso)
Pencil on paper
30¼ by 22⅝ in. (76.8 by 57.5 cm)
Framed: 30½ by 22⅞ in. (77.5 by 58.1 cm)
Executed in March 1953.
Gallery of Surrealism, New York | Acquired from the above in 2005
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
The work Souvenir Of Tetuan by Leon Kelly was worth USD 4,750.00 (€ 4,310.74) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 700.00 many times over. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Leon Kelly achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Messenger (Man With Kites) in November 2019 with an auction result of USD 50,000.00 (€ 45,376.17).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Souvenir Of Tetuan von Leon Kelly war einem Käufer im November 2019 USD 4.750,00 (€ 4.310,74) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Leon Kelly erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Messenger (Man With Kites) im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 45.376,17).
Leon Kelly - Auction history
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