Lester F. Johnson
Profile And Seated Man
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 189
20. May - 20. May 2021
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 189
20. May - 20. May 2021
Estimate: 500 - 700 USD
Price realised: 1.250 USD
Price realised: 1.250 USD
Description
Lester F. Johnson (1919 - 2010)
signed and dated 'Lester Johnson 1962' (on the reverse), the first
oil on canvas, the first; watercolor on paper mounted on linen board, the second
18<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> x 16<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> in. (46.4 x 41.3 cm.), the first; 19<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 14 in. (50.5 x 35.6 cm.), the second
Painted in 1962, the first.
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signed and dated 'Lester Johnson 1962' (on the reverse), the first
oil on canvas, the first; watercolor on paper mounted on linen board, the second
18<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> x 16<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> in. (46.4 x 41.3 cm.), the first; 19<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 14 in. (50.5 x 35.6 cm.), the second
Painted in 1962, the first.
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Lester F. Johnson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2021. In the Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale auction, the work Profile And Seated Man sold for USD 1,250.00 (€ 1,025.09) - well above the upper estimate of USD 700.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lester F. Johnson achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work City #3 in September 2014 with an auction result of USD 34,375.00 (€ 27,221.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lester F. Johnson erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale wurde die Arbeit Profile And Seated Man für USD 1.250,00 (€ 1.025,09) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lester F. Johnson erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit City #3 im September 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 34.375,00 (€ 27.221,25).
Lester F. Johnson - Auction history
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