Leon Kelly
The White Compotier
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale, Lot 515
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale, Lot 515
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2018
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Leon Kelly/1921' (lower right)--signed and dated again and inscribed with title and 'No. 837' (on the reverse)
pastel on board
20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed in 1921.
The artist. | Stella Voichick, New York, acquired from the above. | [With]Washburn Gallery, New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1983.
pastel on board
20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed in 1921.
The artist. | Stella Voichick, New York, acquired from the above. | [With]Washburn Gallery, New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1983.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work The White Compotier by Leon Kelly was sold in the An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale auction at Christies in New York in November 2018. It achieved a price of USD 20,000.00 (€ 17,663.16), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Leon Kelly - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Messenger (Man With Kites), which sold at auction in November 2019 for USD 50,000.00 (€ 45,376.17).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The White Compotier von Leon Kelly wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Day Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 20.000,00 (€ 17.663,16) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Für andere Arbeiten von Leon Kelly mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Messenger (Man With Kites) beobachtet, die im November 2019 für USD 50.000,00 (€ 45.376,17) versteigert wurde.
Leon Kelly - Auction history
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