Morris Cole Graves
Spirit Bird #34
Found at
Christies,
Los Angeles
CALIFORNIA, WESTERN AND AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Lot 118
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2002
CALIFORNIA, WESTERN AND AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Lot 118
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2002
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 17.925 USD
Price realised: 17.925 USD
Description
MORRIS COLE GRAVES (B.1910)
Spirit Bird #34
signed and dated 'Graves 79' (lower right)--inscribed with title, dated again and numbered '81-3' on the reverse
tempera on paper mounted on paper
13 in. (33 cm.) diameter, sight
Spirit Bird #34
signed and dated 'Graves 79' (lower right)--inscribed with title, dated again and numbered '81-3' on the reverse
tempera on paper mounted on paper
13 in. (33 cm.) diameter, sight
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2002 Christies in Los Angeles held the auction CALIFORNIA, WESTERN AND AMERICAN PAINTINGS, which included the work Spirit Bird #34 by Morris Cole Graves. The price achieved of USD 17,925.00 (€ 18,047.72) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Morris Cole Graves achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Shore Birds in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 408,500.00 (€ 350,042.84).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2002 führte Christies in Los Angeles die Auktion CALIFORNIA, WESTERN AND AMERICAN PAINTINGS durch, in der auch die Arbeit Spirit Bird #34 von Morris Cole Graves zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 17.925,00 (€ 18.047,72) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Morris Cole Graves erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Shore Birds im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 408.500,00 (€ 350.042,84).
Morris Cole Graves - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
