William Robinson Leigh
The Sand Painter
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Portrait of the WestThe Diane and Sam Stewart Collection, Lot 14
4. Aug - 4. Aug 2021
Portrait of the WestThe Diane and Sam Stewart Collection, Lot 14
4. Aug - 4. Aug 2021
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 212.813 USD
Price realised: 212.813 USD
Description
William Robinson Leigh (1866-1955)
The Sand Painter
signed and dated '© W.R. Leigh. 1951.' (lower left), signed again and titled (on the stretcher bars)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 1/2in
framed 34 x 39in
Painted in 1951.
J.N. Bartfield Galleries, New York, New York. | The John F. Eulich Collection of American Western Art, Dallas, Texas. | Sale, Sotheby's, New York, American Art, May 19, 2004, lot 208. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
The Sand Painter
signed and dated '© W.R. Leigh. 1951.' (lower left), signed again and titled (on the stretcher bars)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 1/2in
framed 34 x 39in
Painted in 1951.
J.N. Bartfield Galleries, New York, New York. | The John F. Eulich Collection of American Western Art, Dallas, Texas. | Sale, Sotheby's, New York, American Art, May 19, 2004, lot 208. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Sand Painter by William Robinson Leigh was sold in the Portrait of the WestThe Diane and Sam Stewart Collection auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August 2021. The price achieved of USD 212,812.50 (€ 180,349.58) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 150,000.00 – 250,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Robinson Leigh - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Narrowing Circle, which sold at auction in November 2016 for USD 727,500.00 (€ 687,748.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Sand Painter von William Robinson Leigh wurde im August 2021 in der Auktion Portrait of the WestThe Diane and Sam Stewart Collection bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 212.812,50 (€ 180.349,58) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 150.000,00 – 250.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von William Robinson Leigh mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Narrowing Circle beobachtet, die im November 2016 für USD 727.500,00 (€ 687.748,16) versteigert wurde.
William Robinson Leigh - Auction history
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