Chesley Bonestell
Study For "Across The Space Frontier" Depicting The Aristillus And Autolycus Craters, Circa 1950
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.500 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Description
Bonestell, Chesley
STUDY FOR "ACROSS THE SPACE FRONTIER" DEPICTING THE ARISTILLUS AND AUTOLYCUS CRATERS, CIRCA 1950
Pen, ink, and lithographic pencil on scratch board, 12 by 14 ¾ inches (sight), signed "Chesley Bonestell" lower right. Captioning in pencil to back of frame in Hulda Bonestell's hand: "Large Crater, Aristillus | Small Crater, Autolycus | Seen from elevation of 5 Miles | Original study for p. 51 'Across the Space Frontier' owned by Brit. Interplanet. Society (1952) + Collier's Mag. March 22, 1952. Also Collier's magazine series 'Man Will Conque
Ex Collection of Frederick C. Durant, III
STUDY FOR "ACROSS THE SPACE FRONTIER" DEPICTING THE ARISTILLUS AND AUTOLYCUS CRATERS, CIRCA 1950
Pen, ink, and lithographic pencil on scratch board, 12 by 14 ¾ inches (sight), signed "Chesley Bonestell" lower right. Captioning in pencil to back of frame in Hulda Bonestell's hand: "Large Crater, Aristillus | Small Crater, Autolycus | Seen from elevation of 5 Miles | Original study for p. 51 'Across the Space Frontier' owned by Brit. Interplanet. Society (1952) + Collier's Mag. March 22, 1952. Also Collier's magazine series 'Man Will Conque
Ex Collection of Frederick C. Durant, III
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2018 Sothebys in New York held the auction Space Exploration, which included the work Study For "Across The Space Frontier" Depicting The Aristillus And Autolycus Craters, Circa 1950 by Chesley Bonestell. The price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,519.74) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 5,000.00 – 7,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Chesley Bonestell - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Panoramic View Of The San Francisco Bay And Treasure Island, which sold at auction in August 2019 for USD 13,825.00 (€ 12,580.76).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2018 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Space Exploration durch, in der auch die Arbeit Study For "Across The Space Frontier" Depicting The Aristillus And Autolycus Craters, Circa 1950 von Chesley Bonestell zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.519,74) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 5.000,00 – 7.500,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Chesley Bonestell mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Panoramic View Of The San Francisco Bay And Treasure Island beobachtet, die im August 2019 für USD 13.825,00 (€ 12.580,76) versteigert wurde.
Chesley Bonestell - Auction history
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