Daniel Ridgway Knight

American at The Well

Found at Sothebys, New York
European Art, Lot 57
24. May - 24. May 2017
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Daniel Ridgway Knight
1839-1924
AMERICANAT THE WELL
signed Ridgway Knight and inscribed Paris (lower left)
oil on canvas
26 1/4 by 32 7/8 in.
69.2 by 83.5 cm
Private Collection | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 30, 1980, lot 49, illustrated | Private Collection | Hammer Galleries, New York (by 1981) | Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1981, and sold, James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine, January 26, 2005, lot 50, illustrated) | Richard Green, London | Acquired from the above 

Auction result well in line with expectations

In May 2017 Sothebys in New York held the auction European Art, which included the work American at The Well by Daniel Ridgway Knight. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 150,000.00 – 250,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 175,000.00 (€ 155,749.38) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Daniel Ridgway Knight - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Coming from the Garden, which sold at auction in November 2000 for USD 402,000.00 (€ 462,387.85).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Mai 2017 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit American at The Well von Daniel Ridgway Knight zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 150.000,00 – 250.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 175.000,00 (€ 155.749,38) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Daniel Ridgway Knight mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Coming from the Garden beobachtet, die im November 2000 für USD 402.000,00 (€ 462.387,85) versteigert wurde.

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