Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
The Check--Keep Your Distance
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 102
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2007
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 102
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2007
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 2.841.000 USD
Price realised: 2.841.000 USD
Description
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905)
The Check--Keep Your Distance
signed and dated 'A.F. Tait/NY.52.' (lower right)--signed and dated again (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
29¾ x 44 in. (75.6 x 111.8 cm.)
The Check--Keep Your Distance
signed and dated 'A.F. Tait/NY.52.' (lower right)--signed and dated again (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
29¾ x 44 in. (75.6 x 111.8 cm.)
A top price for Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
This artwork by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2007. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work The Check--Keep Your Distance sold for USD 2,841,000.00 (€ 1,934,232.03) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,200,000.00. This high result makes The Check--Keep Your Distance the most expensive artwork by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait erzielte im November 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit The Check--Keep Your Distance für USD 2.841.000,00 (€ 1.934.232,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Check--Keep Your Distance zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait - Auction history
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