Christie's Los Angeles: California, Western and American Art Last night in our Beverly Hills saleroom, Christie's Los Angeles held its Fall 2007 California, Western and American Art auction, and in the process debuted Christie's LIVE on the West coast of the U
News-Antique.com - Oct 27,2007 - Last night in our Beverly Hills saleroom, Christie's Los Angeles held its Fall 2007 California, Western and American Art auction, and in the process debuted Christie's LIVE on the West coast of the United States. The sale totaled $3.87 million, set three new world auction records in the top ten alone - and internet activity included bids in excess of $100,000, with 13% of the sale sold or directly underbid online.
The sale and its public view heralded the beginning of a busy two weeks for Christie's Los Angeles, with two exceptional wine auctions planned, and a five-day public exhibition of American Art highlights from the Rockefeller November 29 auction starting this coming Friday.
California, Western and American Art
Los Angeles Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Sale no: 1869 Top Ten
Lot Description Estimate ($) Purchase Price Buyer
41 Nicolai Fechin Tonita / oil on canvas.AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST $700,000 - 1,000,000 $1,105,000£539,024 772,727 Anonymous
65 Colin Campbell Cooper Samarkand, Santa Barbara, 1927 / oil on canvas.AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST $100,000 - 150,000 $289,000£140,976202,098 U.S. Private
70 Guy Rose Carmel Coast, 1920 / oil on canvas. $200,000 - 300,000 $241,000£117,561168,531 U.S. Private
15 Julian Onderdonk Road Through the Trees, 1915 / oil on canvas. $25,000 - 35,000 $205,000£100,000143,357 U.S. Private
71 Thomas L. Hunt Newport Harbor, California, 1925 / oil on canvas.AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST $20,000 - 30,000 $199,000£97,073139,161 U.S. Private
58 Nicolai Fechin Portrait of a Man, 1930s / oil on canvas $50,000 - 70,000 $145,000£70,732101,399 U.S. Private
16 William Wendt The Light of Another Day, 1928 / oil on canvas. $60,000 - 80,000 $91,000£44,39063,636 U.S. Private
79 Harvey T. Dunn Sword Fight, 1914 / oil on canvas. $12,000 - 18,000 $91,000£44,39063,636 U.S. Trade
37 Cyrus Edwin Dallin 'Appeal to the Great Spirit', 1913 / bronze with brown patina. $15,000 - 25,000 $91,000£44,39063,636 U.S. Trade
83 Jessie Arms Botke Cockatoos and Avocado / oil on canvas laid down on board. $15,000 - 25,000 $85,000£41,46359,441 U.S. Private
Peter Kloman, Specialist American Art department, Los Angeles: We are very pleased with this evening's auction, which generated significant interest from new and established collectors alike. We witnessed fervent bidding in the room and on the phones for California plein air, illustration, Modernist, and Western and Taos subject matter. We were particularly thrilled with the launch of Christie's LIVE in our Los Angeles saleroom, which strengthened and energized the sale with bids received online in excess of $100,000 and 13% of the sale sold or directly underbid through the internet. We now look forward to our next Los Angeles California, Western and American art auction on April 30th, 2008.
Date and Location of Next Sale Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York, November 29
