David Octavius Hill
Miss Munro, daughter of Sheriff Munro, c. 1845
Found at
Christies,
New York
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 210
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 210
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Description
salt print from calotype negative, mounted on original card
title and number '211' in pencil (mount, recto); annotations in pencil [illeg.] (verso); number '10,000' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.6 cm.)
mount: 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (29.3 x 22.6 cm.)
title and number '211' in pencil (mount, recto); annotations in pencil [illeg.] (verso); number '10,000' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.6 cm.)
mount: 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (29.3 x 22.6 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by David Octavius Hill achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February 2016. In the Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs auction, the work Miss Munro, daughter of Sheriff Munro, c. 1845 sold for USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,760.40) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by David Octavius Hill; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 sold at auction in February 2016 with the realized price of USD 3,250.00 (€ 2,990.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von David Octavius Hill erzielte im Februar 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs wurde die Arbeit Miss Munro, daughter of Sheriff Munro, c. 1845 für USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.760,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von David Octavius Hill; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 im Februar 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 3.250,00 (€ 2.990,43).
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