Augustus Saint-Gaudens
The Puritan
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 295.500 USD
Price realised: 295.500 USD
Description
inscribed '·THE·PVRITAN·/PRESENTED TO GEORGE B. WOODWARD BY THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. 1894·1919' (along the base)--inscribed 'AVGVTVS SAINT GAVDENS' (on the base)--inscribed 'COPYRIGHT·BY·/AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS·/·M·D·C·C·C·X·C·I·X· (on the rear of the base)
bronze with brown patina
30 ¼ in. (76.8 cm.) high
Modeled in 1886.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York. | George B. Woodward, gift from the above. | Walter T. Foster, Tustin, California. | Private collection, Tustin, California, by descent. | James Graham & Sons, New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1987.
bronze with brown patina
30 ¼ in. (76.8 cm.) high
Modeled in 1886.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York. | George B. Woodward, gift from the above. | Walter T. Foster, Tustin, California. | Private collection, Tustin, California, by descent. | James Graham & Sons, New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1987.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2017 Christies in New York held the auction American Art, which included the work The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It changed hands for a price of USD 295,500.00 (€ 262,993.95) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. 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 The Puritan von Augustus Saint-Gaudens zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 295.500,00 (€ 262.993,95) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00. 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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