William McGregor Paxton
American odalisque With A Slave (Copy After Ingres)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
European Art, Lot 3
24. May - 24. May 2017
European Art, Lot 3
24. May - 24. May 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William McGregor Paxton
1869 - 1941
AMERICANODALISQUE WITH A SLAVE (COPY AFTER INGRES)
signed COPIED BY PAXTON, dated 1932, and inscribed J. INGRES / ROM. 1839 (lower left)
oil on panel
29 1/8 by 40 in.
74 by 101.6 cm
The Artist's Estate | Vose Galleries, Boston | Robert Douglas Hunter (according to a label on the reverse) | Private Collection (and sold, Grogan & Company, Boston, December 10, 1994, lot 252, illustrated) | Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold, Sotheby's, New York, April 18, 2007, lot 12, illustrated) | Acquired at the above sale
1869 - 1941
AMERICANODALISQUE WITH A SLAVE (COPY AFTER INGRES)
signed COPIED BY PAXTON, dated 1932, and inscribed J. INGRES / ROM. 1839 (lower left)
oil on panel
29 1/8 by 40 in.
74 by 101.6 cm
The Artist's Estate | Vose Galleries, Boston | Robert Douglas Hunter (according to a label on the reverse) | Private Collection (and sold, Grogan & Company, Boston, December 10, 1994, lot 252, illustrated) | Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold, Sotheby's, New York, April 18, 2007, lot 12, illustrated) | Acquired at the above sale
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work American odalisque With A Slave (Copy After Ingres) by William McGregor Paxton was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2017. It changed hands for a price of USD 118,750.00 (€ 105,687.08) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. Admittedly, works by William McGregor Paxton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Letter in April 2002 with an auction result of USD 834,500.00 (€ 927,016.22).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit American odalisque With A Slave (Copy After Ingres) von William McGregor Paxton kam im Mai 2017 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 118.750,00 (€ 105.687,08) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William McGregor Paxton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Letter im April 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 834.500,00 (€ 927.016,22).
William McGregor Paxton - Auction history
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