Wesley Webber

Fishing boats off the coast at night

Found at Christies, New York
Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments, Lot 212
3. FEB - 3. FEB 2005
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 7.200 USD
Wesley Webber (American 1841-1914)
Fishing boats off the coast at night
signed 'Wesley Webber' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 28 in. (45.7 x 71.1 cm.)

A top price for Wesley Webber

This artwork by Wesley Webber achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February 2005. In the Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments auction, the work Fishing boats off the coast at night sold for USD 7,200.00 (€ 5,424.14) - well above the upper estimate of USD 4,000.00. This high result makes Fishing boats off the coast at night the most expensive artwork by Wesley Webber that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Wesley Webber

Dieses Kunstwerk von Wesley Webber erzielte im Februar 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments wurde die Arbeit Fishing boats off the coast at night für USD 7.200,00 (€ 5.424,14) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Fishing boats off the coast at night zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wesley Webber, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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