Fritz Sigfried Georg Melbye
A Pair Of Cloud Studies: Untitled And Galipán, Caracas, Venezuela
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 8.125 USD
Price realised: 8.125 USD
Description
Fritz Sigfried Georg Melbye(1820-1896)
A PAIR OF CLOUD STUDIES: UNTITLED AND GALIPÁN, CARACAS, VENEZUELA
dated 1854 and inscribed Venezuela lower left; indistinctly signed lower right; indistinctly signed, titled and dated Mai 1854 lower left
oil on paper mounted on canvas
15 1/8 by 18 1/8 in.; 15 by 21 1/4 in.
38.4 by 46 cm; 38.1 by 53.9 cm
Executed in 1854.
Private Collection, New York
A PAIR OF CLOUD STUDIES: UNTITLED AND GALIPÁN, CARACAS, VENEZUELA
dated 1854 and inscribed Venezuela lower left; indistinctly signed lower right; indistinctly signed, titled and dated Mai 1854 lower left
oil on paper mounted on canvas
15 1/8 by 18 1/8 in.; 15 by 21 1/4 in.
38.4 by 46 cm; 38.1 by 53.9 cm
Executed in 1854.
Private Collection, New York
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Pair Of Cloud Studies: Untitled And Galipán, Caracas, Venezuela by Fritz Melbye was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2013, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 8,125.00 (€ 5,971.63). Admittedly, works by Fritz Melbye have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) in May 2012 with an auction result of USD 60,000.00 (€ 48,527.98).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Pair Of Cloud Studies: Untitled And Galipán, Caracas, Venezuela von Fritz Melbye im November 2013 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 8.125,00 (€ 5.971,63) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Fritz Melbye auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) im Mai 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 60.000,00 (€ 48.527,98).
Fritz Melbye - Auction history
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