Willard Leroy Metcalf
Arab Encampment, Biskra
Found at
Christies,
London
A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS, Lot 26
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS, Lot 26
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 60.000 GBP
Description
Willard Leroy Metcalf (American, 1858-1925)
Arab encampment, Biskra
signed, inscribed and dated 'W. L. Metcalf. Biskra. 1887' (lower left); and indistinctly signed 'Willard...Metcalf' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20½ x 32 in. (52 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in 1887.
Arab encampment, Biskra
signed, inscribed and dated 'W. L. Metcalf. Biskra. 1887' (lower left); and indistinctly signed 'Willard...Metcalf' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20½ x 32 in. (52 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in 1887.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Arab Encampment, Biskra by Willard Leroy Metcalf was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2005. The result of GBP 60,000.00 (€ 88,923.79) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Admittedly, works by Willard Leroy Metcalf have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work October Festival in May 2014 with an auction result of USD 545,000.00 (€ 399,560.12).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Arab Encampment, Biskra von Willard Leroy Metcalf kam im Juni 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 60.000,00 (€ 88.923,79) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willard Leroy Metcalf auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit October Festival im Mai 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 545.000,00 (€ 399.560,12).
Willard Leroy Metcalf - Auction history
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