Adolph Alexander Weinman
Descending Night
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
Description
Property from a Pennsylvania Collection
Adolph Alexander Weinman
1870 - 1952
Descending Night
inscribed A.A.WEINMAN FECIT and ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- (along the base); also numbered No 14 (beneath the base)
bronze with greenish-brown patina
height: 26 ¼ inches (66.7 cm)
Modeled circa 1914; cast by 1917.
Macklowe Gallery, Ltd., New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1979
Adolph Alexander Weinman
1870 - 1952
Descending Night
inscribed A.A.WEINMAN FECIT and ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- (along the base); also numbered No 14 (beneath the base)
bronze with greenish-brown patina
height: 26 ¼ inches (66.7 cm)
Modeled circa 1914; cast by 1917.
Macklowe Gallery, Ltd., New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1979
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
In October 2021 Sothebys in New York held the auction Two Centuries: American Art, which included the work Descending Night by Adolph Alexander Weinman. The »bidding war« ended at USD 35,280.00 (€ 30,540.17), 41% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Adolph Alexander Weinman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Chief Black Bird, Ogalalla Sioux in April 2008 with an auction result of USD 205,000.00 (€ 131,680.37).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Im Oktober 2021 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Two Centuries: American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Descending Night von Adolph Alexander Weinman zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 35.280,00 (€ 30.540,17) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Adolph Alexander Weinman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Chief Black Bird, Ogalalla Sioux im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 205.000,00 (€ 131.680,37).
Adolph Alexander Weinman - Auction history
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