Leon Kelly
Bird Of Winter Or Winter Bird
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, Lot 1
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2019
The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online, Lot 1
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2019
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
LEON KELLY (1901 - 1982)
BIRD OF WINTER OR WINTER BIRD
Signed Kelly and dated 1945 (lower right); signed Leon Kelly, dated 1945, titled, inscribed 1/12/45 Barnegat Bay and inscribed extensively (on the verso)
Pen and ink on paper
8⅝ by 7¼ in. (21.9 by 18.4 cm)
Framed: 15¾ by 14½ in. (40 by 36.8 cm)
Executed on January 12, 1945 in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.
Julien Levy, New York | Jean Levy, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Tajan, Paris, April 21, 2005, lot 320) | Gallery of Surrealism, New York | Acquired from the above in 2005
BIRD OF WINTER OR WINTER BIRD
Signed Kelly and dated 1945 (lower right); signed Leon Kelly, dated 1945, titled, inscribed 1/12/45 Barnegat Bay and inscribed extensively (on the verso)
Pen and ink on paper
8⅝ by 7¼ in. (21.9 by 18.4 cm)
Framed: 15¾ by 14½ in. (40 by 36.8 cm)
Executed on January 12, 1945 in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.
Julien Levy, New York | Jean Levy, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Tajan, Paris, April 21, 2005, lot 320) | Gallery of Surrealism, New York | Acquired from the above in 2005
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Bird Of Winter Or Winter Bird by Leon Kelly was worth USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,970.41) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 1,200.00 many times over. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Leon Kelly achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Messenger (Man With Kites) in November 2019 with an auction result of USD 50,000.00 (€ 45,376.17).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Bird Of Winter Or Winter Bird von Leon Kelly war einem Käufer im November 2019 USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.970,41) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Leon Kelly erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Messenger (Man With Kites) im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 45.376,17).
Leon Kelly - Auction history
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