William Ritschel
The Opal Sea, California
Found at
Christies,
Los Angeles
CALIFORNIA WESTERN&AMERICAN PAINTINGS DRAWINGS&SCULPTURE, Lot 49
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2000
CALIFORNIA WESTERN&AMERICAN PAINTINGS DRAWINGS&SCULPTURE, Lot 49
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2000
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 28.200 USD
Price realised: 28.200 USD
Description
William Ritschel (1864-1949)
The Opal Sea, California
signed 'W. Ritschel' (lower right)--signed again and inscribed with title on the stretcher
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
The Opal Sea, California
signed 'W. Ritschel' (lower right)--signed again and inscribed with title on the stretcher
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work The Opal Sea, California by William Ritschel was auctioned at Christies in Los Angeles in October 2000. It achieved a price of USD 28,200.00 (€ 33,231.20), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 41%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Ritschel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Pilot on Board, which sold at auction in April 2019 for USD 137,575.00 (€ 122,823.86).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Opal Sea, California von William Ritschel kam im Oktober 2000 bei Christies in Los Angeles zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 28.200,00 (€ 33.231,20) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 41%. Für andere Arbeiten von William Ritschel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Pilot on Board beobachtet, die im April 2019 für USD 137.575,00 (€ 122.823,86) versteigert wurde.
William Ritschel - Auction history
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