William Robinson Leigh
A Low-Down Trick
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 73
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2018
American Art, Lot 73
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Robinson Leigh
1866 - 1955
A LOW-DOWN TRICK
signed W.R. LEIGH. © and dated 1948. (lower right); also titled A LOW-DOWN TRICK (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 by 48 inches
(81.2 by 121.9 cm)
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York | Private collection (acquired from the above) | Mongerson Gallery, Chicago, Illinois | Paul Butler, circa 1975 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1866 - 1955
A LOW-DOWN TRICK
signed W.R. LEIGH. © and dated 1948. (lower right); also titled A LOW-DOWN TRICK (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 by 48 inches
(81.2 by 121.9 cm)
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York | Private collection (acquired from the above) | Mongerson Gallery, Chicago, Illinois | Paul Butler, circa 1975 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Low-Down Trick by William Robinson Leigh was sold in the American Art auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. The price achieved of USD 711,000.00 (€ 627,925.46) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 600,000.00 – 800,000.00. Other works by William Robinson Leigh have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2016 the work The Narrowing Circle was auctioned for USD 727,500.00 (€ 687,748.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Low-Down Trick von William Robinson Leigh wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion American Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 711.000,00 (€ 627.925,46) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 600.000,00 – 800.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von William Robinson Leigh konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2016 die Arbeit The Narrowing Circle für USD 727.500,00 (€ 687.748,16) versteigert.
William Robinson Leigh - Auction history
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