William Lester Stevens
Hills of New England
Found at
Bonhams,
Marlborough, Massachusetts
American Art | Bonhams Skinner, Lot 59
24. May - 24. May 2023
American Art | Bonhams Skinner, Lot 59
24. May - 24. May 2023
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 1.280 USD
Price realised: 1.280 USD
Description
William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969)
Hills of New England
signed 'W. LESTER STEVENS N.A.' (lower left), titled on a label from Childs Gallery, Boston (affixed to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
24 x 29 3/4 in.
framed 30 x 36 x 2 in.
The estate of the artist. | Childs Gallery, Boston. | To the current owner.
Hills of New England
signed 'W. LESTER STEVENS N.A.' (lower left), titled on a label from Childs Gallery, Boston (affixed to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
24 x 29 3/4 in.
framed 30 x 36 x 2 in.
The estate of the artist. | Childs Gallery, Boston. | To the current owner.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Hills of New England by William Lester Stevens was auctioned at Bonhams in Marlborough, Massachusetts in May this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,280.00 (€ 1,201.43). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Lester Stevens achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Logging in November 2001 with an auction result of USD 16,450.00 (€ 18,363.47).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Hills of New England von William Lester Stevens im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Marlborough, Massachusetts versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.280,00 (€ 1.201,43) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Lester Stevens erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Logging im November 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 16.450,00 (€ 18.363,47).
William Lester Stevens - Auction history
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