Frank (Franz) Hans Johnston
Midnight Sun, June Midnight, Great Bear Lake N.W.T.
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 CAD
Price realised: 30.000 CAD
Price realised: 30.000 CAD
Description
Frank (Franz) Hans Johnston1888 - 1949
MIDNIGHT SUN, JUNE MIDNIGHT, GREAT BEAR LAKE N.W.T.
signed and inscribed Great Bear Lake N.W.T. lower left; titled and dated 1939 on the reverse
oil on board
30.4 by 35.5 cm.
12 by 14 in.
J. Merritt Malloney's Gallery, Toronto | Private Collection, Ontario
MIDNIGHT SUN, JUNE MIDNIGHT, GREAT BEAR LAKE N.W.T.
signed and inscribed Great Bear Lake N.W.T. lower left; titled and dated 1939 on the reverse
oil on board
30.4 by 35.5 cm.
12 by 14 in.
J. Merritt Malloney's Gallery, Toronto | Private Collection, Ontario
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Midnight Sun, June Midnight, Great Bear Lake N.W.T. by Frank Hans Johnston was sold in the Important Canadian Art auction at Sothebys in Toronto in November 2012. It achieved a price of CAD 30,000.00 (€ 23,218.29), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. Admittedly, works by Frank Hans Johnston have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Scene From Acton Island in November 2012 with an auction result of CAD 129,000.00 (€ 99,838.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Midnight Sun, June Midnight, Great Bear Lake N.W.T. von Frank Hans Johnston wurde im November 2012 in der Auktion Important Canadian Art bei Sothebys in Toronto versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von CAD 30.000,00 (€ 23.218,29) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Frank Hans Johnston auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Scene From Acton Island im November 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von CAD 129.000,00 (€ 99.838,66).
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