Lot 51 · California and Western Art
The Beautiful Bay of Avalon (The Giddings House and Avalon, Catalina Island) 8 7/8 x 12in
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 17 March 2020
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — California and Western Art, Los Angeles · 17 March 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-690954
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joe Duncan Gleason, The Beautiful Bay of Avalon (The Giddings House and Avalon, Catalina Island) 8 7/8 x 12in. Bonhams, 17 Mar 2020, lot 51. estimate $10,000–$15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-690954.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Joe Duncan Gleason, The Beautiful Bay of Avalon (The Giddings House and Avalon, Catalina Island) 8 7/8 x 12in. Bonhams, 17 Mar 2020, lot 51. estimate $10,000–$15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-690954.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A View of Downieville, California in Autumn; A Sierra Gold Mine in Wi… | Peter Petersen Toft | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Alaskan glacier 10 x 16in | Henry Lavender Adolphus Culmer | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Seal Rock - Catalina Island 11 x 14in | Granville Redmond | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Great Diagonal Trunk 24 x 1/4 x 27 1/4in | William Clapp | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Hong Kong 10 x 7 1/4in | Bernard Von Eichman | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Old Hunter's Point 8 1/2 x 12in | George Demont Otis | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Duncan Gleason | Tropical Waters – An Arbuckle sugar ship nearing the Hawaiia | $14,459 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | |
| Joe Duncan Gleason | Lake Arrowhead, Southern California 16 x 20in | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Edgar Payne | Untitled | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2022 | ||
| William Keith | In the Pasture | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Joe Duncan Gleason | Avalon Bay, Catalina from the West 16 x 20in | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Joe Duncan Gleason | Laguna Coast, Southern California 20 x 24in | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| Percy Gray | California wildflowers and eucalyptus trees 16 x 22in framed | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| William Keith | Yosemite Falls | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.