Edgar Hunt
Pigeons And Puppies In A Farmyard
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 153
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2019
European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 153
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2019
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
EDGAR HUNT
British
1876 - 1953
PIGEONS AND PUPPIES IN A FARMYARD
signed E Hunt and dated 1935 (lower right)
oil on canvas
12⅛ by 18 in.
30.8 by 45.7 cm
Private Collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Acquired from the above by the present owner
British
1876 - 1953
PIGEONS AND PUPPIES IN A FARMYARD
signed E Hunt and dated 1935 (lower right)
oil on canvas
12⅛ by 18 in.
30.8 by 45.7 cm
Private Collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Pigeons And Puppies In A Farmyard by Edgar Hunt was sold in the European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2019. It achieved a price of USD 8,750.00 (€ 7,844.02), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Edgar Hunt have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A donkey, two goats, chickens and chicks in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 47,000.00 (€ 76,819.65).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Pigeons And Puppies In A Farmyard von Edgar Hunt wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 7.844,02) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Edgar Hunt auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A donkey, two goats, chickens and chicks im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 47.000,00 (€ 76.819,65).
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