Charles Bird King
Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 147
26. May - 26. May 2022
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 147
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 478.800 USD
Price realised: 478.800 USD
Description
Portrait of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa
Charles Bird King, 1827
CHARLES BIRD KING (1785-1862).
Portrait of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa
signed, dated and inscribed 'Odeg Buffalo/Copy by C King from a drawing/by Lewis/Washington 1826' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
17 1⁄2 X 13 3⁄4 in. (44.5 x 34.9 cm.)
Charles Bird King, 1827
CHARLES BIRD KING (1785-1862).
Portrait of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa
signed, dated and inscribed 'Odeg Buffalo/Copy by C King from a drawing/by Lewis/Washington 1826' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
17 1⁄2 X 13 3⁄4 in. (44.5 x 34.9 cm.)
A top price for Charles Bird King
The work Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa by Charles Bird King was worth USD 478,800.00 (€ 446,183.95) to a buyer in May last year. This price was achieved in the auction The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa the most expensive artwork by Charles Bird King that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Bird King
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa von Charles Bird King war einem Käufer im Mai letzten Jahres USD 478.800,00 (€ 446.183,95) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Bird King, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Charles Bird King - Auction history
![King, Charles Bird - [Chippewa Chief Peechekir, Also Called Buffalo: A Charcoal Head Study By Charles Bird King For A Painting Later Published In Mckenney And Hall\'S History Of The Indian Tribes Of North America]. [Washington, D.C.: Circa 1830]](/images/king-charles-bird_chippewa-chief-peechekir-also-called-buffalo-a-charcoal-head-study-by-charles-bird-king-for-a-painting-later-published-in-mckenney-and-halls-history-of-the-indian-tribes-of-north-america-washington-d-c-circa-1830_AID307326_320x320.jpg)
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