David Octavius Hill

The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845

Found at Christies, New York
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 211
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016

Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX

Description

salt print from calotype negative
annotation '87: 2, 9' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (19.4 x 13.7 cm.)

A top price for David Octavius Hill - as previously expected

The work The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 by David Octavius Hill was sold in the Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs auction at Christies in New York in February 2016. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 3,250.00 (€ 2,990.43) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 is the most expensive artwork by David Octavius Hill that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 von David Octavius Hill wurde im Februar 2016 in der Auktion Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 3.250,00 (€ 2.990,43) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845 das teuerste Kunstwerk von David Octavius Hill, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

David Octavius Hill - Auction history

XX.XXX

2017

Master Hope Finlay, 1843–1847

Apr 2017

Christies, New York

XX.XXX

The Mad Horticulturist, William McNab, Keeper of the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, c. 1845

Feb 2016

Christies, New York

XX.XXX

2016

Miss Munro, daughter of Sheriff Munro, c. 1845

Feb 2016

Christies, New York

XX.XXX

Windsor Castle

Oct 2006

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