Robert van Vorst Sewell
An Episode From The Life Of Psyche
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Description
Robert van Vorst Sewell 1860-1924
1860 - 1924
AN EPISODE FROM THE LIFE OF PSYCHE
signed R.V.V. Sewell, l.l.
oil on shaped canvas, unframed
Lunette: 311/2 by 62 1/2 in.
80 by 158.8 cm.
(Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, April 30, 1969, lot 264 [the lot containing two paintings by the artist on the same theme]) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
1860 - 1924
AN EPISODE FROM THE LIFE OF PSYCHE
signed R.V.V. Sewell, l.l.
oil on shaped canvas, unframed
Lunette: 311/2 by 62 1/2 in.
80 by 158.8 cm.
(Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, April 30, 1969, lot 264 [the lot containing two paintings by the artist on the same theme]) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2008 Sothebys in New York held the auction American Paintings, which included the work An Episode From The Life Of Psyche by Robert Van Vorst Sewell. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 3,954.44) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Robert Van Vorst Sewell have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The birth of Ogier the Dane in December 2021 with an auction result of GBP 22,500.00 (€ 26,837.78).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März 2008 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion American Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit An Episode From The Life Of Psyche von Robert Van Vorst Sewell zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 3.954,44) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert Van Vorst Sewell auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The birth of Ogier the Dane im Dezember 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 22.500,00 (€ 26.837,78).
Robert Van Vorst Sewell - Auction history
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