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Clementine Hunter - Baptizing on Cane River, 1974

Clementine Hunter

Baptizing on Cane River, 1974

Found at Christies, New York
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 18
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Dr. Mildred Hart Bailey, Natchitoches, Louisiana | William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York, 1989 (acquired from the above) | The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, Mount Kisco, New York, 2016 (gifted from the above)

Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price

The work Baptizing on Cane River, 1974 by Clementine Hunter was worth USD 25,000.00 (€ 20,601.57) to a buyer in January 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Outsider and Vernacular Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Clementine Hunter; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Clementine In Her Flower Garden, 1984 sold at auction in January 2021 with the realized price of USD 32,500.00 (€ 26,782.04).

Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Baptizing on Cane River, 1974 von Clementine Hunter war einem Käufer im Januar 2021 USD 25.000,00 (€ 20.601,57) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Clementine Hunter; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Clementine In Her Flower Garden, 1984 im Januar 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 26.782,04).

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