Oscar Bluemner
Untitled (Bloomfield); View of Canal From the Top of Plane; Private Road from Belleville Avenue; Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): A Group of Four Works
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
An American Summer, Lot 36
9. Jul - 20. Jul 2021
An American Summer, Lot 36
9. Jul - 20. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Oscar Bluemner
1867 - 1938
Untitled (Bloomfield); View of Canal From the Top of Plane; Private Road from Belleville Avenue; Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): A Group of Four Works
Untitled (Bloomfield): monogrammed OFB and inscribed Bloomfield S10-17 5 P.N. (lower left); also inscribed with artist's annotations (on the reverse)
View of Canal From Top of Plane: monogrammed OFB and inscribed 5 P. S. (lower left) and inscribed again Plane, Bloomfield and dated Feb 28-17 (lower right); also inscribed with artist's annotation (on the reverse)
Private Road from Belleville Avenue, Down to Oaks' Mill & Pond: monogrammed OFB (upper right), inscribed Bloomfield 3 P NW and dated Oct 1-16 (along the right edge); also titled and inscribed with artist's annotations (on the reverse)
Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): monogrammed OFB, titled, dated Aug 5-17 and inscribed 3 P. NE (lower left); also inscribed with artist's annotations (on the reverse)
each, mixed media on paper
The artist | Lillian Bluemner, Manchester, New Hampshire (his daughter-in-law, by descent; sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, January 29, 1981, lot 205) | Dr. Gerald Lutovich, Sausalito, California | By descent to the present owner
1867 - 1938
Untitled (Bloomfield); View of Canal From the Top of Plane; Private Road from Belleville Avenue; Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): A Group of Four Works
Untitled (Bloomfield): monogrammed OFB and inscribed Bloomfield S10-17 5 P.N. (lower left); also inscribed with artist's annotations (on the reverse)
View of Canal From Top of Plane: monogrammed OFB and inscribed 5 P. S. (lower left) and inscribed again Plane, Bloomfield and dated Feb 28-17 (lower right); also inscribed with artist's annotation (on the reverse)
Private Road from Belleville Avenue, Down to Oaks' Mill & Pond: monogrammed OFB (upper right), inscribed Bloomfield 3 P NW and dated Oct 1-16 (along the right edge); also titled and inscribed with artist's annotations (on the reverse)
Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): monogrammed OFB, titled, dated Aug 5-17 and inscribed 3 P. NE (lower left); also inscribed with artist's annotations (on the reverse)
each, mixed media on paper
The artist | Lillian Bluemner, Manchester, New Hampshire (his daughter-in-law, by descent; sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, January 29, 1981, lot 205) | Dr. Gerald Lutovich, Sausalito, California | By descent to the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Untitled (Bloomfield); View of Canal From the Top of Plane; Private Road from Belleville Avenue; Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): A Group of Four Works by Oscar Bluemner was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,197.00 (€ 1,008.93). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Oscar Bluemner achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck) in November 2011 with an auction result of USD 5,346,500.00 (€ 3,974,206.50).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Bloomfield); View of Canal From the Top of Plane; Private Road from Belleville Avenue; Untitled (Brookdale, New Jersey): A Group of Four Works von Oscar Bluemner im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.197,00 (€ 1.008,93) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Oscar Bluemner erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck) im November 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.346.500,00 (€ 3.974.206,50).
Oscar Bluemner - Auction history
