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Edith Barretto Parsons
'Duck Baby': A Fountain
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 106
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2002
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 106
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2002
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 45.410 USD
Price realised: 45.410 USD
Description
Edith Barretto Parsons (1878-1956)
'Duck Baby': A Fountain
inscribed 'E. Barretto Parsons copyright' (along the base)-- stamped 'Gorham Co. Founders OA1G' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high
'Duck Baby': A Fountain
inscribed 'E. Barretto Parsons copyright' (along the base)-- stamped 'Gorham Co. Founders OA1G' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high
A top price for Edith Barretto Parsons
This artwork by Edith Barretto Parsons achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2002. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work 'Duck Baby': A Fountain sold for USD 45,410.00 (€ 43,309.49) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. This high result makes 'Duck Baby': A Fountain the most expensive artwork by Edith Barretto Parsons that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edith Barretto Parsons
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edith Barretto Parsons erzielte im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit 'Duck Baby': A Fountain für USD 45.410,00 (€ 43.309,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'Duck Baby': A Fountain zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edith Barretto Parsons, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
