Alfred Jacob Miller
Trappers around a Campfire with the Wind River Mountains of the Rockies in the Background
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Art, Lot 62
20.Nov - 20.Nov.2019
American Art, Lot 62
20.Nov - 20.Nov.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
oil on canvas
38 ¼ x 32 ¼ in. (97.6 x 81.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1839.
The artist. | Sir William Drummond Stewart, Murthly Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, acquired from the above, 1840. | Frank Nichols, Perthshire, Scotland, by descent. | Sale: Chapman's, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17 June 1871, sold by the above. | Steuart Fothringham Family, Murthly Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, until 1963. | Leo Heaps, Toronto, Canada. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1975.
38 ¼ x 32 ¼ in. (97.6 x 81.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1839.
The artist. | Sir William Drummond Stewart, Murthly Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, acquired from the above, 1840. | Frank Nichols, Perthshire, Scotland, by descent. | Sale: Chapman's, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17 June 1871, sold by the above. | Steuart Fothringham Family, Murthly Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, until 1963. | Leo Heaps, Toronto, Canada. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1975.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
In November 2019 Christies in New York held the auction American Art, which included the work Trappers around a Campfire with the Wind River Mountains of the Rockies in the Background by Alfred Jacob Miller. The »bidding war« ended at USD 423,000.00 (€ 383,882.38), 41% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Alfred Jacob Miller - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Pawnee Running a Buffalo, which sold at auction in May 2016 for USD 1,565,000.00 (€ 1,405,478.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Im November 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Trappers around a Campfire with the Wind River Mountains of the Rockies in the Background von Alfred Jacob Miller zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 423.000,00 (€ 383.882,38) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Alfred Jacob Miller mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Pawnee Running a Buffalo beobachtet, die im Mai 2016 für USD 1.565.000,00 (€ 1.405.478,22) versteigert wurde.
Alfred Jacob Miller - Auction history
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