Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Standing Lincoln)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 40
26. Jun - 26. Jun 2020
American Art, Lot 40
26. Jun - 26. Jun 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private New York Collection
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS
1848 - 1907
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE MAN (STANDING LINCOLN)
inscribed AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS-SCVLPTOR-M-DCCC-LXXXVII, COPYRIGHT 1912-A-H- SAINT-GAUDENS and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QAWM (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
height: 40 inches (101.6 cm)
Cast in 1917.
We are grateful to Dr. Henry Duffy for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Tiffany & Co. Studios, New York | Congressman Richard Young, Brooklyn, New York, 1928 (acquired from the above) | Union League Club, Brooklyn, New York, 1928 (gift from the above) | Lincoln Mutual Savings Bank, before 1954 (acquired from the above) | Washington Mutual Bank, New York, 1984 (acquired from the above) | Acquired by the present owner, 2002
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS
1848 - 1907
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE MAN (STANDING LINCOLN)
inscribed AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS-SCVLPTOR-M-DCCC-LXXXVII, COPYRIGHT 1912-A-H- SAINT-GAUDENS and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QAWM (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
height: 40 inches (101.6 cm)
Cast in 1917.
We are grateful to Dr. Henry Duffy for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Tiffany & Co. Studios, New York | Congressman Richard Young, Brooklyn, New York, 1928 (acquired from the above) | Union League Club, Brooklyn, New York, 1928 (gift from the above) | Lincoln Mutual Savings Bank, before 1954 (acquired from the above) | Washington Mutual Bank, New York, 1984 (acquired from the above) | Acquired by the present owner, 2002
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Augustus Saint-Gaudens achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in June 2020. In the American Art auction, the work Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Standing Lincoln) sold for USD 1,580,000.00 (€ 1,406,820.41) - well above the upper estimate of USD 900,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Augustus Saint-Gaudens; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Victory sold at auction in May 2017 with the realized price of USD 2,047,500.00 (€ 1,822,267.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Augustus Saint-Gaudens erzielte im Juni 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Standing Lincoln) für USD 1.580.000,00 (€ 1.406.820,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 900.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Augustus Saint-Gaudens; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Victory im Mai 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 2.047.500,00 (€ 1.822.267,71).
Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Auction history
