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- An Anxious Moment
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
An Anxious Moment
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 57
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2016
American Art, Lot 57
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait 1819 - 1905
AN ANXIOUS MOMENT
signed A.F. Tait N.A. and dated 1882 (lower right); also inscribed N.D./"An Anxious Moment"/Early Morning/Raquette Lake/Adirondacks/N.Y./A.F. Tait/N.Y./1882 on the reverse
oil on canvas
14 by 22 1/8 inches
(35.6 by 56.2 cm)
F.M. Bird, Canton, Massachusetts, 1882 (acquired from the artist) | Frederick K. Barbour, Norfolk, Connecticut | Warren Barbour (his nephew), circa 1960s (gift from the above)
AN ANXIOUS MOMENT
signed A.F. Tait N.A. and dated 1882 (lower right); also inscribed N.D./"An Anxious Moment"/Early Morning/Raquette Lake/Adirondacks/N.Y./A.F. Tait/N.Y./1882 on the reverse
oil on canvas
14 by 22 1/8 inches
(35.6 by 56.2 cm)
F.M. Bird, Canton, Massachusetts, 1882 (acquired from the artist) | Frederick K. Barbour, Norfolk, Connecticut | Warren Barbour (his nephew), circa 1960s (gift from the above)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work An Anxious Moment by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2016. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 112,500.00 (€ 106,352.81) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit An Anxious Moment von Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait kam im November 2016 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 112.500,00 (€ 106.352,81) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Check--Keep Your Distance im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.841.000,00 (€ 1.934.232,03).
