Lester F. Johnson
City #3
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Curated featuring works from the Collection of Joni Gordon of Newspace Gallery, Lot 187
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2014
Contemporary Curated featuring works from the Collection of Joni Gordon of Newspace Gallery, Lot 187
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2014
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 34.375 USD
Price realised: 34.375 USD
Description
Lester F. Johnson
1919 - 2010
CITY #3
signed
oil on canvas
39 7/8 by 42 in. 101.3 by 106.7 cm.
Executed in 1972.
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
1919 - 2010
CITY #3
signed
oil on canvas
39 7/8 by 42 in. 101.3 by 106.7 cm.
Executed in 1972.
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
A top price for Lester F. Johnson
This artwork by Lester F. Johnson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2014. In the Contemporary Curated featuring works from the Collection of Joni Gordon of Newspace Gallery auction, the work City #3 sold for USD 34,375.00 (€ 27,221.25) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. This high result makes City #3 the most expensive artwork by Lester F. Johnson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lester F. Johnson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lester F. Johnson erzielte im September 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Curated featuring works from the Collection of Joni Gordon of Newspace Gallery wurde die Arbeit City #3 für USD 34.375,00 (€ 27.221,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht City #3 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lester F. Johnson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lester F. Johnson - Auction history
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