Joseph Rusling Meeker
Sunset
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 108
25. May - 25. May 2006
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 108
25. May - 25. May 2006
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 132.000 USD
Price realised: 132.000 USD
Description
Joseph Rusling Meeker (1827-1889)
Sunset
signed and dated 'JR Meeker 1881' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12¼ x 20¼ in. (31.1 x 51.4 cm.)
Sunset
signed and dated 'JR Meeker 1881' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12¼ x 20¼ in. (31.1 x 51.4 cm.)
A top price for Joseph Rusling Meeker
This artwork by Joseph Rusling Meeker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2006. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work Sunset sold for USD 132,000.00 (€ 102,859.81) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. This high result makes Sunset the most expensive artwork by Joseph Rusling Meeker that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joseph Rusling Meeker
Dieses Kunstwerk von Joseph Rusling Meeker erzielte im Mai 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Sunset für USD 132.000,00 (€ 102.859,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sunset zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Joseph Rusling Meeker, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Joseph Rusling Meeker - Auction history
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