William Edmondson
Critter, 1930s
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Description
limestone
10 in. high, 15 ¼ in. wide, 6 ¾ in. deep
Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Meyer Wolfe, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Nick Freydberg, New York, 1964 | D.C. Moore Gallery, New York
10 in. high, 15 ¼ in. wide, 6 ¾ in. deep
Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Meyer Wolfe, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Nick Freydberg, New York, 1964 | D.C. Moore Gallery, New York
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by William Edmondson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2019. In the Outsider and Vernacular Art auction, the work Critter, 1930s sold for USD 125,000.00 (€ 109,132.18) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Edmondson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Boxer, Circa 1936 in January 2016 with an auction result of USD 785,000.00 (€ 724,704.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Edmondson erzielte im Januar 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art wurde die Arbeit Critter, 1930s für USD 125.000,00 (€ 109.132,18) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Edmondson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Boxer, Circa 1936 im Januar 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 785.000,00 (€ 724.704,58).
William Edmondson - Auction history
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