Lockwood De Forest
Moon Setting Over Pacific Shoals and Full Moon – Calm Sea (a group of two) each 10 x 14 in. each framed 15 x 20 in.
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles (Online Auction)
California and Western Art Online, Lot 56
22. Nov - 2. Dec 2022
California and Western Art Online, Lot 56
22. Nov - 2. Dec 2022
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 11.475 USD
Price realised: 11.475 USD
Description
Lockwood De Forest (1850-1932)
Moon Setting Over Pacific Shoals and Full Moon – Calm Sea (a group of two)
the first signed with initials and dated 'L de F / Aug / 05' (lower left) and the second signed with initials and dated 'L de F / Feb 15 / 05' (lower left)
each oil on board
each 10 x 14 in.
each framed 15 x 20 in.
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, California. | Private collection, Arizona, from the above.
Moon Setting Over Pacific Shoals and Full Moon – Calm Sea (a group of two)
the first signed with initials and dated 'L de F / Aug / 05' (lower left) and the second signed with initials and dated 'L de F / Feb 15 / 05' (lower left)
each oil on board
each 10 x 14 in.
each framed 15 x 20 in.
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, California. | Private collection, Arizona, from the above.
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Moon Setting Over Pacific Shoals and Full Moon – Calm Sea (a group of two) each 10 x 14 in. each framed 15 x 20 in. by Lockwood de Forest was worth USD 11,475.00 (€ 10,726.30) to a buyer in December last year. This price was achieved in the auction California and Western Art Online at Bonhams in Los Angeles and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 2,500.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Lockwood de Forest; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Sunset Beyond a Valley sold at auction in April this year with the realized price of USD 17,850.00 (€ 16,168.48).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Moon Setting Over Pacific Shoals and Full Moon – Calm Sea (a group of two) each 10 x 14 in. each framed 15 x 20 in. von Lockwood de Forest war einem Käufer im Dezember letzten Jahres USD 11.475,00 (€ 10.726,30) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion California and Western Art Online bei Bonhams in Los Angeles erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Lockwood de Forest; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Sunset Beyond a Valley im April diesen Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 17.850,00 (€ 16.168,48).
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