Virginia Berresford
Lower Manhattan
Found at
Christies,
New York
Modern American Masterworks from the Ted Shen Collection, Lot 1
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2023
Modern American Masterworks from the Ted Shen Collection, Lot 1
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2023
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 47.880 USD
Price realised: 47.880 USD
Description
VIRGINIA BERRESFORD (1904-1995)
Lower Manhattan
signed with initials 'VB' (lower left)—signed with initials again (lower right)
oil on canvas
10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (26 x 19.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1930.
Lower Manhattan
signed with initials 'VB' (lower left)—signed with initials again (lower right)
oil on canvas
10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (26 x 19.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1930.
A top price for Virginia Berresford
When the work Lower Manhattan by Virginia Berresford was auctioned at Christies in New York in April this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 7,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at USD 47,880.00 (€ 43,369.57). This high result makes Lower Manhattan the most expensive artwork by Virginia Berresford that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Virginia Berresford
Als die Arbeit Lower Manhattan von Virginia Berresford im April diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 7.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 47.880,00 (€ 43.369,57) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Lower Manhattan zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Virginia Berresford, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Virginia Berresford - Auction history
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