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- Cambridge in May
Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses
Cambridge in May
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 69.300 USD
Price realised: 69.300 USD
Description
Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses
1860 - 1961
Cambridge in May
signed MOSES. (lower right); also dated May 22, 1943, numbered 355, and titled Cambridge in May, (on an original Grandma Moses label affixed to the reverse; copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, New York)
tempera on Masonite
18 by 24 inches
(45.7 by 61 cm)
Acquired by the family of the present owner in the 1940s
1860 - 1961
Cambridge in May
signed MOSES. (lower right); also dated May 22, 1943, numbered 355, and titled Cambridge in May, (on an original Grandma Moses label affixed to the reverse; copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, New York)
tempera on Masonite
18 by 24 inches
(45.7 by 61 cm)
Acquired by the family of the present owner in the 1940s
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Cambridge in May by Grandma Moses was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 69,300.00 (€ 56,663.94). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Grandma Moses achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Sugaring Off in November 2006 with an auction result of USD 1,360,000.00 (€ 1,025,563.68).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Cambridge in May von Grandma Moses im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 69.300,00 (€ 56.663,94) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Grandma Moses erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Sugaring Off im November 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.360.000,00 (€ 1.025.563,68).