Auguste Bonheur

Cattle watering at a stream

Found at Christies, New York
THE HOUSE SALE, Lot 751
1. FEB - 2. FEB 2005
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 5.400 USD
Auguste Bonheur (French, 1821-1884)
Cattle watering at a stream
signed 'Auguste Bonheur' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 27½ in. (45.7 x 69.9 cm.)

Artwork auctioned at ten times the upper estimate price

When the work Cattle watering at a stream by Auguste Bonheur was auctioned at Christies in New York in February 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than ten times as high at USD 5,400.00 (€ 4,068.10). Admittedly, works by Auguste Bonheur have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work French le Combat, Souvenir Des Pyrenees in June 2010 with an auction result of GBP 16,250.00 (€ 19,761.51).

Kunstwerk zum Zehnfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Cattle watering at a stream von Auguste Bonheur im Februar 2005 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 5.400,00 (€ 4.068,10) mehr als zehnmal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Auguste Bonheur auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit French le Combat, Souvenir Des Pyrenees im Juni 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.250,00 (€ 19.761,51).

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