Edward Hicks
The Peaceable Kingdom
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Decoys, Lot 278
18. Jan - 19. Jan 2007
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Decoys, Lot 278
18. Jan - 19. Jan 2007
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 4.000.000 USD
Price realised: 6.176.000 USD
Price realised: 6.176.000 USD
Description
Edward Hicks (1780-1849), 1849
The Peaceable Kingdom
oil on canvas
24¼ x 30¼ inches
backing of frame bears museum labels for Nelson-Atkins Museum, Colonial Williamsburg and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The backing also bears two old paper labels with typed inscriptions, the first reading The last "PEACEABLE KINGDOM" - 1849 by Edward Hicks. Painted for his daughter Elizabeth just before his death. Owned by Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Swartz Great, great, great-grandson"; the second reading Mark T. Swartz III/from your great Aunt/Cornelia Carle Hicks
The Peaceable Kingdom
oil on canvas
24¼ x 30¼ inches
backing of frame bears museum labels for Nelson-Atkins Museum, Colonial Williamsburg and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The backing also bears two old paper labels with typed inscriptions, the first reading The last "PEACEABLE KINGDOM" - 1849 by Edward Hicks. Painted for his daughter Elizabeth just before his death. Owned by Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Swartz Great, great, great-grandson"; the second reading Mark T. Swartz III/from your great Aunt/Cornelia Carle Hicks
Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.
In January 2007 Christies in New York held the auction Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Decoys, which included the work The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks. The »bidding war« ended at USD 6,176,000.00 (€ 4,751,500.23), 54% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Edward Hicks; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Peaceable Kingdom With The Leopard Of Serenity sold at auction in May 2008 with the realized price of USD 9,673,000.00 (€ 6,216,580.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen
Im Januar 2007 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Decoys durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Peaceable Kingdom von Edward Hicks zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 6.176.000,00 (€ 4.751.500,23) und damit 54% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Edward Hicks; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Peaceable Kingdom With The Leopard Of Serenity im Mai 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 9.673.000,00 (€ 6.216.580,98).
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