Francis Hans Johnston, ARCA, OSA, CSPWC

'Epic of the North'

Found at Bonhams, London
Travel & Exploration, Lot 164
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2022
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.540 GBP
Francis Hans Johnston, ARCA, OSA, CSPWC (Canadian, 1888-1949)
'Epic of the North'
signed 'Franz Johnston' (lower left); inscribed 'Epic of the North/by/Franz Johnston/A.R.C.A O.S.A.' (verso)
gouache
37.8 x 25.7cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8in).
With A.M. Cunningham & Son, Hamilton, Canada. | Private collection, UK.

Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price

When the work 'Epic of the North' by Frank Hans Johnston was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 5,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at GBP 30,540.00 (€ 34,757.47). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Frank Hans Johnston - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Scene From Acton Island, which sold at auction in November 2012 for CAD 129,000.00 (€ 99,838.66).

Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit 'Epic of the North' von Frank Hans Johnston im September letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 5.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 30.540,00 (€ 34.757,47) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Frank Hans Johnston mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Scene From Acton Island beobachtet, die im November 2012 für CAD 129.000,00 (€ 99.838,66) versteigert wurde.

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