William J. Mccloskey
Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 782.500 USD
Price realised: 782.500 USD
Description
William J. McCloskey1859 - 1941
WRAPPED ORANGES ON A TABLETOP
signed W.J. McCloskey and dated copyright 1897, l.r.
oil on canvas
11 by 24 in.
(28 by 61 cm)
Private Collection (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1987, lot 10, illustrated in color) | Berry-Hill Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale) | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987
WRAPPED ORANGES ON A TABLETOP
signed W.J. McCloskey and dated copyright 1897, l.r.
oil on canvas
11 by 24 in.
(28 by 61 cm)
Private Collection (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1987, lot 10, illustrated in color) | Berry-Hill Galleries, New York (acquired at the above sale) | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987
A top price for William J. McCloskey
This artwork by William J. McCloskey achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2011. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop sold for USD 782,500.00 (€ 544,309.96) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. This high result makes Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop the most expensive artwork by William J. McCloskey that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William J. McCloskey
Dieses Kunstwerk von William J. McCloskey erzielte im Mai 2011 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop für USD 782.500,00 (€ 544.309,96) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Wrapped Oranges On A Tabletop zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William J. McCloskey, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William J. McCloskey - Auction history
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