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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
A Slight Chance (A Good Chance)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 83
20. May - 20. May 2015
American Art, Lot 83
20. May - 20. May 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait1819 - 1905
A SLIGHT CHANCE (A GOOD CHANCE)
signed A.F. Tait and dated NY 83 (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 by 30 1/8 inches
(50.8 by 76.5 cm)
Sold: Edward Schenck, New York, April 3-4, 1883 | Norman James, Baltimore, Maryland (sold: The Anderson Galleries, New York, November 14-16, 1928, lot 471, illustrated, as Deer Hunting on an Adirondack Lake) | Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut | Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969 (acquired from the above) | Private Collection, circa 1969 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
A SLIGHT CHANCE (A GOOD CHANCE)
signed A.F. Tait and dated NY 83 (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 by 30 1/8 inches
(50.8 by 76.5 cm)
Sold: Edward Schenck, New York, April 3-4, 1883 | Norman James, Baltimore, Maryland (sold: The Anderson Galleries, New York, November 14-16, 1928, lot 471, illustrated, as Deer Hunting on an Adirondack Lake) | Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut | Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969 (acquired from the above) | Private Collection, circa 1969 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May 2015 Sothebys in New York held the auction American Art, which included the work A Slight Chance (A Good Chance) by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. Here, the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 322,000.00 (€ 292,887.03). Admittedly, works by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Check--Keep Your Distance in November 2007 with an auction result of USD 2,841,000.00 (€ 1,934,232.03).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai 2015 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Slight Chance (A Good Chance) von Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 322.000,00 (€ 292.887,03) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Check--Keep Your Distance im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.841.000,00 (€ 1.934.232,03).
