Friday, May 18, 2012

American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture - Sotheby's Sale Results

Hale Woodruff, Totem, c. 1954

The Sotheby's American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture auction held on April 5th had a handful of works by African-American artists.  The auction produced sale results totaling 2,919,564 USD.  Here are a few results of interest.

Lot 23, Hale Woodruff
TOTEM, c. 1954
Sold $ 46, 875; Estimate: 30,000-40,000


Lot 102, Lois Mailou Jones
LE  CONSULAT, 1951
Sold $ 18,750; Estimate: $ 10,000-15,000

Lot 103, Lois Mailou Jones
FENETRES  DE  PARIS
Sold $ 11,250; Estimate: $ 6,000-8,000

Lot 104, Lois Mailou Jones
STUDY  FOR  MURAL  PAINTING,  "LIGHT",  HOWARD  UNIVERSITY, 1939
Sold $ 10, 625; Estimate: $ 5,000 - 7,000

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