Ernest Martin Hennings
Late Afternoon
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 81
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2011
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 81
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ernest Martin Hennings1886 - 1956
LATE AFTERNOON
signed E. Martin Hennings, l.l.
16 by 20 in.
(40.6 by 50.8 cm)
Private Collection, Texas, circa 1965 | By descent in the family to the present owner
LATE AFTERNOON
signed E. Martin Hennings, l.l.
16 by 20 in.
(40.6 by 50.8 cm)
Private Collection, Texas, circa 1965 | By descent in the family to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 74 %.
The work Late Afternoon by Ernest Martin Hennings was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2011. It achieved a price of USD 434,500.00 (€ 334,926.39), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 74%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ernest Martin Hennings - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Indian Summer, which sold at auction in November 2007 for USD 1,553,000.00 (€ 1,057,325.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 74 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Late Afternoon von Ernest Martin Hennings wurde im Dezember 2011 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 434.500,00 (€ 334.926,39) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 74%. Für andere Arbeiten von Ernest Martin Hennings mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Indian Summer beobachtet, die im November 2007 für USD 1.553.000,00 (€ 1.057.325,71) versteigert wurde.
Ernest Martin Hennings - Auction history
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