Charles Sheeler
View of Central Park
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale, Lot 413
09.Mai - 09.Mai.2018
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale, Lot 413
09.Mai - 09.Mai.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed, dated and inscribed 'Mrs. Rockefeller/by Charles Sheeler, 1932' (lower left)
conté crayon on paper
17 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (45.4 x 48.6 cm.)
Executed in 1932.
The artist. | [With]The Downtown Gallery, New York. | Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, commissioned from the above, 1932. | Estate of the above, 1948. | Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1958. | Estate of Winthrop Rockefeller, 1974. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1974.
conté crayon on paper
17 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (45.4 x 48.6 cm.)
Executed in 1932.
The artist. | [With]The Downtown Gallery, New York. | Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, commissioned from the above, 1932. | Estate of the above, 1948. | Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1958. | Estate of Winthrop Rockefeller, 1974. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1974.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Charles Sheeler achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2018. In the The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale auction, the work View of Central Park sold for USD 1,332,500.00 (€ 1,141,816.62) - well above the upper estimate of USD 500,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Charles Sheeler; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot White Sentinels sold at auction in May 2018 with the realized price of USD 2,232,500.00 (€ 1,913,024.85).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Sheeler erzielte im Mai 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit View of Central Park für USD 1.332.500,00 (€ 1.141.816,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Charles Sheeler; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit White Sentinels im Mai 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 2.232.500,00 (€ 1.913.024,85).
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