William James Glackens
Café Lafayette (Portrait of Kay Laurell)
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 38 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale, Lot 38 B
13.Nov - 13.Nov.2018
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 792.500 USD
Price realised: 792.500 USD
Description
signed 'W. Glackens' (lower right)
oil on canvas
32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1914.
The artist. | C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, acquired from the above. | Macbeth Galleries, New York, acquired from the above. | Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Isham, Korset, Vermont, acquired from the above, 1934. | Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 24 May 1972, lot 186, sold by the above. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
oil on canvas
32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1914.
The artist. | C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, acquired from the above. | Macbeth Galleries, New York, acquired from the above. | Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Isham, Korset, Vermont, acquired from the above, 1934. | Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 24 May 1972, lot 186, sold by the above. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
A top price for William James Glackens
This artwork by William James Glackens achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2018. In the An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale auction, the work Café Lafayette (Portrait of Kay Laurell) sold for USD 792,500.00 (€ 699,902.85) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. This high result makes Café Lafayette (Portrait of Kay Laurell) the most expensive artwork by William James Glackens that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William James Glackens
Dieses Kunstwerk von William James Glackens erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Café Lafayette (Portrait of Kay Laurell) für USD 792.500,00 (€ 699.902,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Café Lafayette (Portrait of Kay Laurell) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William James Glackens, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William James Glackens - Auction history
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