Edmonia Lewis
The Marriage Of Hiawatha
Estimate: 125.000 - 175.000 USD
Price realised: 314.500 USD
Price realised: 314.500 USD
Description
Edmonia Lewis1844-circa 1911
THE MARRIAGE OF HIAWATHA
signed Edmonia Lewis and dated Roma 1874 on back of base; also titled Hiawatha's Marriage on front of base
white marble
Height: 31 1/2 in.
(80 cm)
Unknown gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois | Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1960
THE MARRIAGE OF HIAWATHA
signed Edmonia Lewis and dated Roma 1874 on back of base; also titled Hiawatha's Marriage on front of base
white marble
Height: 31 1/2 in.
(80 cm)
Unknown gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois | Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1960
A top price for Edmonia Lewis
This artwork by Edmonia Lewis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2009. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work The Marriage Of Hiawatha sold for USD 314,500.00 (€ 222,639.11) - well above the upper estimate of USD 175,000.00. This high result makes The Marriage Of Hiawatha the most expensive artwork by Edmonia Lewis that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edmonia Lewis
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edmonia Lewis erzielte im Mai 2009 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit The Marriage Of Hiawatha für USD 314.500,00 (€ 222.639,11) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 175.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Marriage Of Hiawatha zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edmonia Lewis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Edmonia Lewis - Auction history
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