Rackstraw Downes
Society Hill And Environs In The Drought Of '95, Jersey City
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 190
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2012
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 190
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Rackstraw Downes
B.1939
SOCIETY HILL AND ENVIRONS IN THE DROUGHT OF '95, JERSEY CITY
signed with the artist's initials R.D.
oil on canvas
21 1/4 by 114 1/2 in.
48.6 by 290.8 cm.
Carol Goldberg, Inc., New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1997
B.1939
SOCIETY HILL AND ENVIRONS IN THE DROUGHT OF '95, JERSEY CITY
signed with the artist's initials R.D.
oil on canvas
21 1/4 by 114 1/2 in.
48.6 by 290.8 cm.
Carol Goldberg, Inc., New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1997
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Rackstraw Downes achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2012. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work Society Hill And Environs In The Drought Of '95, Jersey City sold for USD 71,500.00 (€ 55,616.05) - well above the upper estimate of USD 35,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Rackstraw Downes; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick sold at auction in November 2016 with the realized price of USD 87,500.00 (€ 82,718.85).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rackstraw Downes erzielte im September 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Society Hill And Environs In The Drought Of '95, Jersey City für USD 71.500,00 (€ 55.616,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 35.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Rackstraw Downes; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Approach To The Holland Tunnel With 75 Varick im November 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 82.718,85).
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