Dennis Miller Bunker
A Winter's Tale of Sprites and Goblins
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 44
4. Nov - 22. Nov 2021
American Art, Lot 44
4. Nov - 22. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from A Prominent Pennsylvania Collection
Dennis Miller Bunker
1861 - 1890
A Winter's Tale of Sprites and Goblins
signed Dennis Miller Bunker and dated 1886 (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 38 by 49 ½ inches (96.5 by 125.73 cm)
framed: 54 by 66 ½ inches (137.2 by 168.9 cm)
Mrs. Arthur T. Cabot, Boston, Massachusetts | Reverend George Gardner Monks, Boston, Massachusetts | Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts (by descent) | Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts (gift from the above) | Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts | Private collection, circa 2000 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Dennis Miller Bunker
1861 - 1890
A Winter's Tale of Sprites and Goblins
signed Dennis Miller Bunker and dated 1886 (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 38 by 49 ½ inches (96.5 by 125.73 cm)
framed: 54 by 66 ½ inches (137.2 by 168.9 cm)
Mrs. Arthur T. Cabot, Boston, Massachusetts | Reverend George Gardner Monks, Boston, Massachusetts | Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts (by descent) | Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts (gift from the above) | Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts | Private collection, circa 2000 (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Winter's Tale of Sprites and Goblins by Dennis Miller Bunker was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 400,000.00 – 600,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 352,800.00 (€ 312,571.99). Other works by Dennis Miller Bunker have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in June 2020 by the work A Winter'S Tale Of Sprites And Goblins at USD 596,000.00 (€ 530,674.03).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Winter's Tale of Sprites and Goblins von Dennis Miller Bunker im November 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 352.800,00 (€ 312.571,99) den Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Dennis Miller Bunker wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Juni 2020 die Arbeit A Winter'S Tale Of Sprites And Goblins mit USD 596.000,00 (€ 530.674,03).
Dennis Miller Bunker - Auction history
