Neil Welliver
Woodland Terry
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
American Art, Lot 39
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
American Art, Lot 39
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PROPERTY OF AN OREGON GENTLEMAN
Neil Welliver (1929-2005)
Woodland Terry
signed 'Welliver' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
42 x 38in (106.7 x 96.5cm)
Painted in 1966.
The artist. | [With] Fischbach Gallery, New York. | Sale, Christie's, New York, November 8, 1993, lot 231. | Private collection, California, (probably) acquired from the above. | By descent to the present owner.
Neil Welliver (1929-2005)
Woodland Terry
signed 'Welliver' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
42 x 38in (106.7 x 96.5cm)
Painted in 1966.
The artist. | [With] Fischbach Gallery, New York. | Sale, Christie's, New York, November 8, 1993, lot 231. | Private collection, California, (probably) acquired from the above. | By descent to the present owner.
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work Woodland Terry by Neil Welliver was auctioned at Bonhams in New York in November 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 45,312.50 (€ 37,924.76). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Neil Welliver; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Anonymous Freshet sold at auction in March 2015 with the realized price of USD 53,125.00 (€ 49,460.01).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Woodland Terry von Neil Welliver im November 2020 bei Bonhams in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 45.312,50 (€ 37.924,76) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Neil Welliver; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Anonymous Freshet im März 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 53.125,00 (€ 49.460,01).
Neil Welliver - Auction history
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