Ben Austrian
Hen and Chicks in the Hay
Found at
Christies,
New York
FINE AMERICAN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE, Lot 15
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2002
FINE AMERICAN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE, Lot 15
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2002
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 22.325 USD
Price realised: 22.325 USD
Description
Ben Austrian (1870-1921)
Hen and Chicks in the Hay
signed and dated 'Ben Austrian 1915' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)
Hen and Chicks in the Hay
signed and dated 'Ben Austrian 1915' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)
A top price for Ben Austrian
The work Hen and Chicks in the Hay by Ben Austrian was worth USD 22,325.00 (€ 25,785.40) to a buyer in February 2002. This price was achieved in the auction FINE AMERICAN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 7,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Hen and Chicks in the Hay the most expensive artwork by Ben Austrian that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ben Austrian
Die Arbeit Hen and Chicks in the Hay von Ben Austrian war einem Käufer im Februar 2002 USD 22.325,00 (€ 25.785,40) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion FINE AMERICAN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Hen and Chicks in the Hay zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ben Austrian, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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