Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Robert Louis Stevenson
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 295.500 USD
Price realised: 295.500 USD
Description
inscribed with the poem "Youth Now Flees on Feathered Foot" (upper left)--inscribed 'TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON' and '·AUGUSTUS·/·SAINT·GAUDENS·/·1888·' (upper right)--inscribed 'COPYRIGHT·BY·AVGVTVS·ST.·GAVDENS·1892/Cast by The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co., New. York. 1893.' (lower center)
bronze with dark brown patina
35 in. (89 cm.) diameter
Modeled in 1887; cast by 1900.
Robert Louis Stevenson, the sitter. | Isobel Strong, by descent. | Anderson Auction Company, New York, 24 November 1914, sold by the above. | George D. Smith, New York, acquired from the above. | George Hewitt Myers, Washington, D.C., acquired from the above, 1915. | Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., gift from the above. | Sotheby’s, New York, 1 December 2011, lot 1, sold by the above. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
bronze with dark brown patina
35 in. (89 cm.) diameter
Modeled in 1887; cast by 1900.
Robert Louis Stevenson, the sitter. | Isobel Strong, by descent. | Anderson Auction Company, New York, 24 November 1914, sold by the above. | George D. Smith, New York, acquired from the above. | George Hewitt Myers, Washington, D.C., acquired from the above, 1915. | Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., gift from the above. | Sotheby’s, New York, 1 December 2011, lot 1, sold by the above. | Acquired by the late owner from the above.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2017 Christies in New York held the auction American Art, which included the work Robert Louis Stevenson by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The price achieved of USD 295,500.00 (€ 262,993.95) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 250,000.00 – 350,000.00. Admittedly, works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Victory in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 2,047,500.00 (€ 1,822,267.71).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Robert Louis Stevenson von Augustus Saint-Gaudens zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 295.500,00 (€ 262.993,95) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 250.000,00 – 350.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Augustus Saint-Gaudens auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Victory im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.047.500,00 (€ 1.822.267,71).
Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Auction history
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