Adolf Humborg
Portrait of a peasant woman, bust-length, wearing a headscarf
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper, Lot 45
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2003
British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper, Lot 45
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2003
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 59 GBP
Price realised: 59 GBP
Description
Adolf Humborg (1847-1913)
Portrait of a peasant woman, bust-length, wearing a headscarf
signed and dated 'AHumborg 874' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
12¾ x 10¼ in. (32.4 x 26 cm.)
Portrait of a peasant woman, bust-length, wearing a headscarf
signed and dated 'AHumborg 874' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
12¾ x 10¼ in. (32.4 x 26 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait of a peasant woman, bust-length, wearing a headscarf by Adolf Humborg was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2003, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 300.00 – 500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 58.75 (€ 85.77). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Adolf Humborg achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Making eggnog in October 2000 with an auction result of USD 6,462.50 (€ 7,615.48).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait of a peasant woman, bust-length, wearing a headscarf von Adolf Humborg im Februar 2003 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 300,00 – 500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 58,75 (€ 85,77) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Adolf Humborg erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Making eggnog im Oktober 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 6.462,50 (€ 7.615,48).
Adolf Humborg - Auction history
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