David Johnson
The Natural Bridge of Virginia
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Art, Lot 15
20.Nov - 20.Nov.2018
American Art, Lot 15
20.Nov - 20.Nov.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'D. Johnson. 1860' (lower right)--signed and dated again and inscribed with title (on a piece of the original stretcher)
oil on canvas
23 ½ x 19 ¾ in. (59.7 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1860.
Sale: Ortgies & Co., New York, Paintings in Oil, by David Johnson, N.A. To be sold by Auction...at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, 13-14 February 1890. | Charles F. Gunther, Chicago, Illinois. | Y.M.C.A., Chicago, Illinois. | Sally Turner Gallery, Plainfield, New Jersey. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries Inc., acquired from the above, 1974. | Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., Los Angeles, California, acquired from the above, 1975. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the present owners fr
oil on canvas
23 ½ x 19 ¾ in. (59.7 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1860.
Sale: Ortgies & Co., New York, Paintings in Oil, by David Johnson, N.A. To be sold by Auction...at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, 13-14 February 1890. | Charles F. Gunther, Chicago, Illinois. | Y.M.C.A., Chicago, Illinois. | Sally Turner Gallery, Plainfield, New Jersey. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries Inc., acquired from the above, 1974. | Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., Los Angeles, California, acquired from the above, 1975. | Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the present owners fr
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Natural Bridge of Virginia by David Johnson was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 150,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 456,500.00 (€ 403,161.71). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by David Johnson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot View From New Windsor, Hudson River sold at auction in May 2012 with the realized price of USD 722,500.00 (€ 584,357.81).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Natural Bridge of Virginia von David Johnson im November 2018 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 150.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 456.500,00 (€ 403.161,71) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von David Johnson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit View From New Windsor, Hudson River im Mai 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 722.500,00 (€ 584.357,81).
David Johnson - Auction history
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