Nellie Mae Rowe
Mean Bird, 1980
Found at
Christies,
New York
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 462
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 462
20.Jan - 20.Jan.2017
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
signed and titled Nellie Mae Rowe/ 1980/ Mean Bird lower right
pastel and colored pencil on paper
18 x 24 in.
Judith Alexander, Atlanta
pastel and colored pencil on paper
18 x 24 in.
Judith Alexander, Atlanta
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Mean Bird, 1980 by Nellie Mae Rowe was sold in the Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art auction at Christies in New York in January 2017. Here, the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 6,875.00 (€ 6,369.28). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nellie Mae Rowe - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Orange Mule Prancing, 1980, which sold at auction in January 2019 for USD 22,500.00 (€ 19,643.79).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mean Bird, 1980 von Nellie Mae Rowe wurde im Januar 2017 in der Auktion Courageous Spirits: Outsider and Vernacular Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 6.875,00 (€ 6.369,28) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Nellie Mae Rowe mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Orange Mule Prancing, 1980 beobachtet, die im Januar 2019 für USD 22.500,00 (€ 19.643,79) versteigert wurde.
Nellie Mae Rowe - Auction history
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