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Bessie Potter Vonnoh
'Water Nymph': A Fountain
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 86
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2002
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 86
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2002
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 147.000 USD
Price realised: 147.000 USD
Description
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)
'Water Nymph': A Fountain
inscribed 'Bessie Potter Vonnoh' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high
'Water Nymph': A Fountain
inscribed 'Bessie Potter Vonnoh' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high
A top price for Bessie Potter Vonnoh
This artwork by Bessie Potter Vonnoh achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2002. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work 'Water Nymph': A Fountain sold for USD 147,000.00 (€ 140,200.29) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. This high result makes 'Water Nymph': A Fountain the most expensive artwork by Bessie Potter Vonnoh that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bessie Potter Vonnoh
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bessie Potter Vonnoh erzielte im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit 'Water Nymph': A Fountain für USD 147.000,00 (€ 140.200,29) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'Water Nymph': A Fountain zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bessie Potter Vonnoh, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.