David Octavius Hill
Master Hope Finlay, 1843–1847
Found at
Christies,
New York
Portrait of a Collector: The John M. Bransten Collection of Photographs, Lot 23
06.Apr - 06.Apr.2017
Portrait of a Collector: The John M. Bransten Collection of Photographs, Lot 23
06.Apr - 06.Apr.2017
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 500 USD
Price realised: 500 USD
Description
salt print from a calotype negative, mounted on paper
annotated with strikethrough in pencil (mount, recto); titled in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 5 7/8 in. (20.4 x 15 cm.)
mount: 14 x 10 1/4 in. (35.6 x 26.1 cm.)
Sotheby's Belgravia, December 4, 1974, lot 124; | acquired at the above sale by John M. Bransten, San Francisco; | by descent to the present owner.
annotated with strikethrough in pencil (mount, recto); titled in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 5 7/8 in. (20.4 x 15 cm.)
mount: 14 x 10 1/4 in. (35.6 x 26.1 cm.)
Sotheby's Belgravia, December 4, 1974, lot 124; | acquired at the above sale by John M. Bransten, San Francisco; | by descent to the present owner.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Master Hope Finlay, 1843–1847 by David Octavius Hill was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2017, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 500.00 (€ 458.93). Admittedly, works by David Octavius Hill have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 in February 2016 with an auction result of USD 3,250.00 (€ 2,990.43).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Master Hope Finlay, 1843–1847 von David Octavius Hill im April 2017 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 500,00 (€ 458,93) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von David Octavius Hill auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 im Februar 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.250,00 (€ 2.990,43).
David Octavius Hill - Auction history
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