Allan Brooks
Carolina Parakeet and Thick Billed Parrot
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 51
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 51
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Description
Allan Brooks (1869-1945)
Carolina Parakeet and Thick Billed Parrot
signed 'Allan Brooks-' (lower right)--inscribed 'Flycatcher Series I' (along the upper margin)--inscribed with title (along the lower margin)--dated 'June 1936' and inscribed/Flycatchers/Series XI/Plate I' (on the reverse)
goauche on paper laid down on board
14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.) image, 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm.) sheet overall
Carolina Parakeet and Thick Billed Parrot
signed 'Allan Brooks-' (lower right)--inscribed 'Flycatcher Series I' (along the upper margin)--inscribed with title (along the lower margin)--dated 'June 1936' and inscribed/Flycatchers/Series XI/Plate I' (on the reverse)
goauche on paper laid down on board
14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.) image, 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm.) sheet overall
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Carolina Parakeet and Thick Billed Parrot by Allan Brooks was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012. It achieved a price of USD 2,750.00 (€ 2,085.55), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Allan Brooks - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flamingos, which sold at auction in December 2012 for USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,739.88).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Carolina Parakeet and Thick Billed Parrot von Allan Brooks kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.750,00 (€ 2.085,55) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von Allan Brooks mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flamingos beobachtet, die im Dezember 2012 für USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.739,88) versteigert wurde.
Allan Brooks - Auction history
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