Charles Hunt Sr.
British bluebeard Marries And Bluebeard Foiled
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 137.500 USD
Price realised: 137.500 USD
Description
Charles Hunt Sr.
1803 - 1877
BRITISHBLUEBEARD MARRIES AND BLUEBEARD FOILED
each signed C. Hunt. and dated 1865 (lower right)
each oil on canvas
the first: 24 1/4 by 34 in.; 61.6 by 86.4 cm
the second: 24 by 34 in.; 61 by by 86.4 cm
Thomas Agnew & Son, Ltd., London | John Davey & Sons, Liverpool | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 3, 2000, lot 156, illustrated | Acquired at the above sale
1803 - 1877
BRITISHBLUEBEARD MARRIES AND BLUEBEARD FOILED
each signed C. Hunt. and dated 1865 (lower right)
each oil on canvas
the first: 24 1/4 by 34 in.; 61.6 by 86.4 cm
the second: 24 by 34 in.; 61 by by 86.4 cm
Thomas Agnew & Son, Ltd., London | John Davey & Sons, Liverpool | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 3, 2000, lot 156, illustrated | Acquired at the above sale
A top price for Charles Hunt Sr. - as previously expected
The work British bluebeard Marries And Bluebeard Foiled by Charles Hunt Sr. was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2017. The price achieved of USD 137,500.00 (€ 122,374.51) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 120,000.00 – 180,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, British bluebeard Marries And Bluebeard Foiled is the most expensive artwork by Charles Hunt Sr. that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit British bluebeard Marries And Bluebeard Foiled von Charles Hunt Sr. kam im Mai 2017 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 137.500,00 (€ 122.374,51) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist British bluebeard Marries And Bluebeard Foiled das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charles Hunt Sr., das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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