Lillie May Nicholson
Monterey Bay from Under the Oak
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
California Art, Lot 32
3. Aug - 3. Aug 2021
California Art, Lot 32
3. Aug - 3. Aug 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Lillie May Nicholson (1884-1964)
Monterey Bay from Under the Oak
signed 'LM Nicholson' (lower right) and titled on a label (on the reverse)
oil on board
12 x 16in
framed 14 1/8 x 18in
Private estate, Pacific Grove, California. | Trotter Galleries, Pacific Grove, California, 1984. | Property from the Estate of George R. Bobbitt Jr., San Francisco, California.
Monterey Bay from Under the Oak
signed 'LM Nicholson' (lower right) and titled on a label (on the reverse)
oil on board
12 x 16in
framed 14 1/8 x 18in
Private estate, Pacific Grove, California. | Trotter Galleries, Pacific Grove, California, 1984. | Property from the Estate of George R. Bobbitt Jr., San Francisco, California.
A top price for Lillie May Nicholson
When the work Monterey Bay from Under the Oak by Lillie May Nicholson was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 4,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 20,312.50 (€ 17,213.98). This high result makes Monterey Bay from Under the Oak the most expensive artwork by Lillie May Nicholson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lillie May Nicholson
Als die Arbeit Monterey Bay from Under the Oak von Lillie May Nicholson im August 2021 bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 4.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 20.312,50 (€ 17.213,98) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Monterey Bay from Under the Oak zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lillie May Nicholson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lillie May Nicholson - Auction history
