Carl Rungius

Above the Timberline

Found at Christies, New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Maritime Art and Prints, Lot 89
25. Sep - 25. Sep 2008

Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 1.000 USD

Description

CARL RUNGIUS (1869-1959)
Above the Timberline
etching, circa 1935, on laid paper, signed in pencil, with margins, mat staining, taped to the overmat at the reverse along the upper sheet edge (with associated discoloration and slight rippling), otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 8 x 11 in. (203 x 279 mm.)
S. 10 x 12¾ in. (254 x 324 mm.)

Sold at the lower estimate price

The work Above the Timberline by Carl Rungius was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2008. The result of USD 1,000.00 (€ 710.18) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 1,000.00 – 2,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Carl Rungius achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Alaskan Brown Bear-Out of the Shadows in December 2002 with an auction result of USD 581,500.00 (€ 554,601.81).

Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis

Die Arbeit Above the Timberline von Carl Rungius kam im September 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 1.000,00 (€ 710,18) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.000,00 – 2.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Carl Rungius erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Alaskan Brown Bear-Out of the Shadows im Dezember 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 581.500,00 (€ 554.601,81).