Theodore Earl Butler
Fireworks, Vernon Bridge
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Description
signed 'T.E. Butler.' (lower left)--signed again 'Theodore E. Butler,' dated '1908' and inscribed with title (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
21¼ x 25¾ in. (53.9 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1908.
The artist. | Estate of the above. | James Butler, son of the artist. | Spanierman Galleries, LLC, New York. | Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California. | Sotheby's, New York, 28 May 1987, lot 186. | Private collection, Mt. Kisco, New York, acquired from the above. | Christie's, New York, 2 December 1998, lot 37, sold by the above. | Private collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above. | R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
oil on canvas
21¼ x 25¾ in. (53.9 x 65.4 cm.)
Painted in 1908.
The artist. | Estate of the above. | James Butler, son of the artist. | Spanierman Galleries, LLC, New York. | Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California. | Sotheby's, New York, 28 May 1987, lot 186. | Private collection, Mt. Kisco, New York, acquired from the above. | Christie's, New York, 2 December 1998, lot 37, sold by the above. | Private collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above. | R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Fireworks, Vernon Bridge by Theodore Earl Butler was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018. It achieved a price of USD 93,750.00 (€ 82,796.08), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 34%. Admittedly, works by Theodore Earl Butler have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Flag Day in November 2018 with an auction result of USD 552,500.00 (€ 487,944.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Fireworks, Vernon Bridge von Theodore Earl Butler kam im November 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 93.750,00 (€ 82.796,08) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 34%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Theodore Earl Butler auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Flag Day im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 552.500,00 (€ 487.944,89).
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