George Fuller
The Gatherer of Simples
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Lot 1071
9. May - 24. May 2022
The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Lot 1071
9. May - 24. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sold by the Art Institute of Chicago
George Fuller
1822 - 1884
The Gatherer of Simples
signed G. Fuller (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 by 47 7/8 in.
91.4 by 121.6 cm
Executed circa 1880.
Estate of the artist (by 1884) | Mrs. F. D. Kimball, Boston (acquired from the above in May 1844) | Vose Galleries, Boston (by 1922) | Ralph Cudney, Chicago (acquired from the above in May 1922) | [with] Babcock Galleries, New York | William T. Cresmer, Chicago (acquired from the above circa 1936) | Acquired by bequest from the above in 1955 to the present owner
George Fuller
1822 - 1884
The Gatherer of Simples
signed G. Fuller (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 by 47 7/8 in.
91.4 by 121.6 cm
Executed circa 1880.
Estate of the artist (by 1884) | Mrs. F. D. Kimball, Boston (acquired from the above in May 1844) | Vose Galleries, Boston (by 1922) | Ralph Cudney, Chicago (acquired from the above in May 1922) | [with] Babcock Galleries, New York | William T. Cresmer, Chicago (acquired from the above circa 1936) | Acquired by bequest from the above in 1955 to the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Gatherer of Simples by George Fuller was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,386.00 (€ 1,291.59). Admittedly, works by George Fuller have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Study for "The Quadroon" in October 2000 with an auction result of USD 7,050.00 (€ 8,307.80).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Gatherer of Simples von George Fuller im Mai letzten Jahres 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 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.386,00 (€ 1.291,59) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Fuller auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Study for "The Quadroon" im Oktober 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 7.050,00 (€ 8.307,80).
George Fuller - Auction history
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