Willard LeRoy Metcalf
October Festival
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 73
21. May - 21. May 2014
American Art, Lot 73
21. May - 21. May 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Willard LeRoy Metcalf1858 - 1925
OCTOBER FESTIVAL
signed W.L. METCALF and dated 1914 (lower right); also signed W.L. Metcalf, titled "October Festival," and dated 1914, with the artist's estate stamp on the reverse
oil on canvas
26 by 29 inches
(66 by 73.7 cm)
Estate of the artist | Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Hyde, Glens Falls, New York, 1925 | Private Collection (by descent from the above) | Berry Hill Galleries, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2000
OCTOBER FESTIVAL
signed W.L. METCALF and dated 1914 (lower right); also signed W.L. Metcalf, titled "October Festival," and dated 1914, with the artist's estate stamp on the reverse
oil on canvas
26 by 29 inches
(66 by 73.7 cm)
Estate of the artist | Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Hyde, Glens Falls, New York, 1925 | Private Collection (by descent from the above) | Berry Hill Galleries, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2000
A top price for Willard Leroy Metcalf
This artwork by Willard Leroy Metcalf achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2014. In the American Art auction, the work October Festival sold for USD 545,000.00 (€ 399,560.12) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. This high result makes October Festival the most expensive artwork by Willard Leroy Metcalf that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Willard Leroy Metcalf
Dieses Kunstwerk von Willard Leroy Metcalf erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit October Festival für USD 545.000,00 (€ 399.560,12) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht October Festival zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Willard Leroy Metcalf, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Willard Leroy Metcalf - Auction history
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