George Cruikshank
Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi
Estimate: 200 - 300 USD
Price realised: 24 USD
Price realised: 24 USD
Description
George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi
etching with hand-coloring, circa 1815, on wove paper, published in London, with margins, light-staining, minor surface soiling, scattered foxing, not examined out of the frame
S. approx. 8½ x 10¾ in. (216 x 273 mm.)
Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi
etching with hand-coloring, circa 1815, on wove paper, published in London, with margins, light-staining, minor surface soiling, scattered foxing, not examined out of the frame
S. approx. 8½ x 10¾ in. (216 x 273 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi by George Cruikshank was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2004, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 200.00 – 300.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 23.90 (€ 17.65). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Cruikshank achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Study for 'The Highland Whisky-Still' in February 2003 with an auction result of GBP 7,409.00 (€ 10,816.91).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi von George Cruikshank im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200,00 – 300,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 23,90 (€ 17,65) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Cruikshank erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Study for 'The Highland Whisky-Still' im Februar 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.409,00 (€ 10.816,91).
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