William J. McCloskey
Still Life with Wrapped Lemons
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Lot 1022
9. May - 24. May 2022
The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Lot 1022
9. May - 24. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William J. McCloskey
1859 - 1941
Still Life with Wrapped Lemons
signed W.J. McCloskey (lower right)
oil on canvas
10 by 17 in.
25.4 by 43.2 cm.
Executed circa 1895.
Dora L. Foster, New York | Coe Kerr Gallery, New York | Private Collection (acquired from the above) | Sotheby’s New York, 24 May 2001, lot 135 (consigned by the above) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1859 - 1941
Still Life with Wrapped Lemons
signed W.J. McCloskey (lower right)
oil on canvas
10 by 17 in.
25.4 by 43.2 cm.
Executed circa 1895.
Dora L. Foster, New York | Coe Kerr Gallery, New York | Private Collection (acquired from the above) | Sotheby’s New York, 24 May 2001, lot 135 (consigned by the above) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work Still Life with Wrapped Lemons by William J. McCloskey was sold in the The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation auction at Sothebys in New York in May last year. It achieved a price of USD 138,600.00 (€ 129,158.51), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 39%. Admittedly, works by William J. McCloskey have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop in May 2011 with an auction result of USD 782,500.00 (€ 544,309.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Still Life with Wrapped Lemons von William J. McCloskey wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 138.600,00 (€ 129.158,51) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 39%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William J. McCloskey auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop im Mai 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 782.500,00 (€ 544.309,96).
William J. McCloskey - Auction history
