George Catlin
Indians Hunting The Grizzly Bear
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 191
22. MAY - 22. MAY 2008
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 191
22. MAY - 22. MAY 2008
Estimate: 350.000 - 550.000 USD
Price realised: 541.000 USD
Price realised: 541.000 USD
Description
George Catlin1796-1872
INDIANS HUNTING THE GRIZZLY BEAR
oil on board
Sight: 16 1/4 by 22 1/2 in.
(40.6 by 57.2 cm)
Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York | Private Collection, San Marino, California, 1953 | Descended in the family of the above | Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Acquired from the above
INDIANS HUNTING THE GRIZZLY BEAR
oil on board
Sight: 16 1/4 by 22 1/2 in.
(40.6 by 57.2 cm)
Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York | Private Collection, San Marino, California, 1953 | Descended in the family of the above | Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Acquired from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Indians Hunting The Grizzly Bear by George Catlin was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2008. It changed hands for a price of USD 541,000.00 (€ 347,686.38) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 350,000.00 – 550,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Catlin - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Interior Of A Mandan Lodge, which sold at auction in December 2011 for USD 1,538,500.00 (€ 1,185,924.61).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Indians Hunting The Grizzly Bear von George Catlin kam im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 541.000,00 (€ 347.686,38) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 350.000,00 – 550.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von George Catlin mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Interior Of A Mandan Lodge beobachtet, die im Dezember 2011 für USD 1.538.500,00 (€ 1.185.924,61) versteigert wurde.
George Catlin - Auction history
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