Ettore Forti
A Surprise Visitor
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 USD
Price realised: 9.375 USD
Price realised: 9.375 USD
Description
Ettore Forti (Italian, 1850-1940)
signed and inscribed 'E. Forti/Roma' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
16 ½ x 25 ¾ in. (41.9 x 65.4 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 27 May 1993, lot 114. | Simon Bonython, acquired at the above sale. | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.
signed and inscribed 'E. Forti/Roma' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
16 ½ x 25 ¾ in. (41.9 x 65.4 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 27 May 1993, lot 114. | Simon Bonython, acquired at the above sale. | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Surprise Visitor by Ettore Forti was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2021. It changed hands for a price of USD 9,375.00 (€ 7,793.02) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 7,000.00 – 10,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ettore Forti have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work At the Fruit Sellers in October 2003 with an auction result of USD 53,775.00 (€ 46,321.82).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Surprise Visitor von Ettore Forti kam im April 2021 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 9.375,00 (€ 7.793,02) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 7.000,00 – 10.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ettore Forti auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit At the Fruit Sellers im Oktober 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 53.775,00 (€ 46.321,82).
Ettore Forti - Auction history
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