William Gropper
Opera Patrons
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 487
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2023
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 487
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2023
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 23.940 GBP
Price realised: 23.940 GBP
Description
WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977)
Opera Patrons
signed 'GROPPER-' (lower left); signed and dedicated 'To Alda and Bernard With Best Wishes, Gropper-1974' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
22 x 14 in. (56 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted in 1971
Opera Patrons
signed 'GROPPER-' (lower left); signed and dedicated 'To Alda and Bernard With Best Wishes, Gropper-1974' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
22 x 14 in. (56 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted in 1971
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Opera Patrons by William Gropper was worth GBP 23,940.00 (€ 27,236.37) to a buyer in March this year. This price was achieved in the auction Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Gropper; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Art Auction sold at auction in March 2012 with the realized price of USD 56,250.00 (€ 42,185.39).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Opera Patrons von William Gropper war einem Käufer im März diesen Jahres GBP 23.940,00 (€ 27.236,37) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Gropper; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Art Auction im März 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 56.250,00 (€ 42.185,39).
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