Gilbert Stuart
Portrait Of The Mohawk Chieftain Thayendanegea, Known As Joseph Brant (1742–1807)
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.114.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.114.500 GBP
Description
Gilbert Stuart
SAUNDERSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 1755 - 1828 BOSTON
PORTRAIT OF THE MOHAWK CHIEFTAIN THAYENDANEGEA, KNOWN AS JOSEPH BRANT (1742–1807)
inscribed, verso, on the relining: Joseph Theanandagen (commonly called Capt Brandt [sic]) Chief Warrior of Sachem of the Mohawk / Nation of Indians who served with the Duke of Northumberland in America in the Year 1776 / Transcribed 27 th June 1955
oil on canvas
76.2 by 61 cm.; 30 by 25 in.
Commissioned in 1786 by Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817); | By descent to his son, Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785–1847); | By inheritance to his brother, Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792–1865); | By inheritance to his cousin, George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland (1778–1867); | By descent to his son, Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland (1810–1899); | By descent to
SAUNDERSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 1755 - 1828 BOSTON
PORTRAIT OF THE MOHAWK CHIEFTAIN THAYENDANEGEA, KNOWN AS JOSEPH BRANT (1742–1807)
inscribed, verso, on the relining: Joseph Theanandagen (commonly called Capt Brandt [sic]) Chief Warrior of Sachem of the Mohawk / Nation of Indians who served with the Duke of Northumberland in America in the Year 1776 / Transcribed 27 th June 1955
oil on canvas
76.2 by 61 cm.; 30 by 25 in.
Commissioned in 1786 by Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817); | By descent to his son, Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785–1847); | By inheritance to his brother, Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792–1865); | By inheritance to his cousin, George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland (1778–1867); | By descent to his son, Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland (1810–1899); | By descent to
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Gilbert Stuart achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2014. In the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale auction, the work Portrait Of The Mohawk Chieftain Thayendanegea, Known As Joseph Brant (1742–1807) sold for GBP 4,114,500.00 (€ 5,189,678.16) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Gilbert Stuart; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot George Washington (Vaughan type) sold at auction in May 2018 with the realized price of USD 11,562,500.00 (€ 9,907,883.46).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gilbert Stuart erzielte im Juli 2014 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of The Mohawk Chieftain Thayendanegea, Known As Joseph Brant (1742–1807) für GBP 4.114.500,00 (€ 5.189.678,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Gilbert Stuart; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit George Washington (Vaughan type) im Mai 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 11.562.500,00 (€ 9.907.883,46).
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