Benjamin West, P.R.A.
The Wise Men'S Offering
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
SWARTHMORE 1738 - 1820 LONDON
THE WISE MEN'S OFFERING
oil on canvas
27 by 22 in.; 68.5 by 56 cm.
Offered by West's sons to the United States in 1826 (no. 95), but sold by them at London, Robins, 22-25 May 1829, lot 18, for £23.2.0 to Dolman; | With Childs Gallery, Boston, 1957; | Mrs. Wendell P. Colton; | By whose Estate sold, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 13 May 1966, lot 13 (as dated and inscribed 1799 Windsor); | With Ira Spanierman Gallery, New York; | Robert D. Draper, Miami, Florida, by 1968; | Private collector, New York; | From
SWARTHMORE 1738 - 1820 LONDON
THE WISE MEN'S OFFERING
oil on canvas
27 by 22 in.; 68.5 by 56 cm.
Offered by West's sons to the United States in 1826 (no. 95), but sold by them at London, Robins, 22-25 May 1829, lot 18, for £23.2.0 to Dolman; | With Childs Gallery, Boston, 1957; | Mrs. Wendell P. Colton; | By whose Estate sold, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 13 May 1966, lot 13 (as dated and inscribed 1799 Windsor); | With Ira Spanierman Gallery, New York; | Robert D. Draper, Miami, Florida, by 1968; | Private collector, New York; | From
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Wise Men'S Offering by Benjamin West was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 17,500.00 (€ 15,716.21). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Benjamin West achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 578,500.00 (€ 661,037.08).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Wise Men'S Offering von Benjamin West im Mai 2016 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 17.500,00 (€ 15.716,21) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Benjamin West erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 578.500,00 (€ 661.037,08).
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