Rolph Scarlett

Linear Abstraction

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
American Art Online, Lot 21
13. Aug - 23. Aug 2023
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 896 USD
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MASSACHUSETTS COLLECTION
Rolph Scarlett (1891-1984)
Linear Abstraction
signed 'SCARLETT.' (lower left)
watercolor, gouache, ink and pen on paper, unframed
20 x 25 5/8 in. (50.8 x 65.1 cm.)
Private collection, Swampscott, Massachusetts, acquired from the artist. | By descent within the family of the above to the present owner.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Linear Abstraction by Rolph Scarlett was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August this year, 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 896.00 (€ 826.64). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Rolph Scarlett achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work without title in November 2018 with an auction result of USD 87,500.00 (€ 77,276.34).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Linear Abstraction von Rolph Scarlett im August diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles 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 896,00 (€ 826,64) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Rolph Scarlett erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ohne Titel im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 77.276,34).

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