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- Ralston Crawford
- Boxcars, Minneapolis
Ralston Crawford
Boxcars, Minneapolis
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 1
6. Mar - 6. Mar 2019
American Art, Lot 1
6. Mar - 6. Mar 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ralston Crawford
1906 - 1978
BOXCARS, MINNEAPOLIS
signed Ralston Crawford and dated 1950 (lower center); also titled BOXCARS, MINNEAPOLIS (lower right beneath the mat)
ink on paper
10 by 7 1/2 inches
(25.4 by 19.1 cm)
The artist | Private collection, St. Louis, Missouri (acquired from the above)
1906 - 1978
BOXCARS, MINNEAPOLIS
signed Ralston Crawford and dated 1950 (lower center); also titled BOXCARS, MINNEAPOLIS (lower right beneath the mat)
ink on paper
10 by 7 1/2 inches
(25.4 by 19.1 cm)
The artist | Private collection, St. Louis, Missouri (acquired from the above)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Boxcars, Minneapolis by Ralston Crawford was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 4,750.00 (€ 4,230.50). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ralston Crawford achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Flour Mill #2 in December 2005 with an auction result of USD 654,400.00 (€ 552,609.36).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Boxcars, Minneapolis von Ralston Crawford im März 2019 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 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 4.750,00 (€ 4.230,50) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ralston Crawford erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Flour Mill #2 im Dezember 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 654.400,00 (€ 552.609,36).
