There are (2) current comps on Rogallery. Chris Trella Koczwara BIOGRAPHY (Chris) Trella Koczwara Oil or acrylic on Canvas Board 16” x 12” Frame Size 23 ” x 19” “ Red Anemone “ Bullfighter and Bull $3600 Floral Still Life with Apple $4500 Chris Trella Koczwara BIOGRAPHY (Chris) Trella Koczwara Oil or acrylic on Canvas Board 16” x 12” Frame Size 23 ” x 19” “ Red Anemone “ Bullfighter and Bull $3600 Floral Still Life with Apple $4500 Found currents comps on ROGALLERY.COM Chris) Trella Koczwara was a famous American Artist and Professor, the only female artist to have been invited by the United States Secretary of the Navy to record her impressions of the Vietnam War for historical purposes which resulted in a major contribution of paintings now in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Combat Art Collection, Washington, D.C. Among many other invitational assignments, Trella was at Cape Kennedy for the Apollo 7 Space launch, the work resulting in a cover reproduction of her painting in the United States Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine.
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Hi John,
Thanks for this, and for the information. I've looked at RoGallery's website for the artist and while "Floral Still Life with Apple" is a great comparable to your painting, it did not sell at the estimate (asking retail price?) of $3,500-4,500 and starting price of $2,600, four years ago.
Further internet research has turned up a seadscape that sold on eBay for about $750 - here's the link- (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Oil-Painting-Chris-Trella-Koczwara-American-1945-2005-Seascape-/142896280216).
Given that there are no auction records for the artist I am inclined to be conservative and estimate this at $800-1,200.
Thanks very much for using Mearto.