Frank Hurley
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16: a collection of glass plate negatives and copy negatives comprising: (i) The Endurance at Night whole plate glass negative or copy negative 6½ x 8½in. (16.5 x 21.7cm.) (ii) Hudson with Emperor Pengu
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 113
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 113
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.600 GBP
Price realised: 37.600 GBP
Description
Frank Hurley (1885-1962)
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16: a collection of glass plate negatives and copy negatives comprising:
(i) The Endurance at Night
whole plate glass negative or copy negative
6½ x 8½in. (16.5 x 21.7cm.)
(ii) Hudson with Emperor Penguin chicks
inscribed 'No 24A' upper right
half plate glass negative
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16: a collection of glass plate negatives and copy negatives comprising:
(i) The Endurance at Night
whole plate glass negative or copy negative
6½ x 8½in. (16.5 x 21.7cm.)
(ii) Hudson with Emperor Penguin chicks
inscribed 'No 24A' upper right
half plate glass negative
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Frank Hurley achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2000. In the Exploration & Travel with Visions of India auction, the work The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16: a collection of glass plate negatives and copy negatives comprising: (i) The Endurance at Night whole plate glass negative or copy negative 6½ x 8½in. (16.5 x 21.7cm.) (ii) Hudson with Emperor Pengu sold for GBP 37,600.00 (€ 62,916.28) - well above the upper estima However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Frank Hurley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in connection with the happenings to the Weddell Sea Party 1914, 1915, 1916., which sold at auction in September 2006 for GBP 120,000.00 (€ 177,025.30).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Frank Hurley erzielte im September 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Exploration & Travel with Visions of India wurde die Arbeit The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-16: a collection of glass plate negatives and copy negatives comprising: (i) The Endurance at Night whole plate glass negative or copy negative 6½ x 8½in. (16.5 x 21.7cm.) (ii) Hudson with Emperor Pengu für GBP 37.600,00 (€ 62.916,28) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Frank Hurley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in connection with the happenings to the Weddell Sea Party 1914, 1915, 1916. beobachtet, die im September 2006 für GBP 120.000,00 (€ 177.025,30) versteigert wurde.
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