Heinrich Hirt
The Little Seamstress
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Including Property from The Forbes Collection: The Panorama of Champigny, Lot 589
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2012
Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Including Property from The Forbes Collection: The Panorama of Champigny, Lot 589
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2012
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Description
Heinrich Hirt
19TH CENTURY
THE LITTLE SEAMSTRESS
signed H. Hirt and inscribed Munchen (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 1/4 by 15 5/8 in.; 49 by 39.7 cm.
Collection of Rufus Clinton Fuller, Providence, Rhode Island; | Collection of Albert Whitman Claflin, Providence, Rhode Island; | Collection of Harriet A. F. Claflin, Providence, Rhode Island; | Christie's, New York, May 22, 1990, lot 114; | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
19TH CENTURY
THE LITTLE SEAMSTRESS
signed H. Hirt and inscribed Munchen (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 1/4 by 15 5/8 in.; 49 by 39.7 cm.
Collection of Rufus Clinton Fuller, Providence, Rhode Island; | Collection of Albert Whitman Claflin, Providence, Rhode Island; | Collection of Harriet A. F. Claflin, Providence, Rhode Island; | Christie's, New York, May 22, 1990, lot 114; | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
A top price for Heinrich Hirt
This artwork by Heinrich Hirt achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2012. In the Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Including Property from The Forbes Collection: The Panorama of Champigny auction, the work The Little Seamstress sold for USD 30,000.00 (€ 22,983.22) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. This high result makes The Little Seamstress the most expensive artwork by Heinrich Hirt that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Heinrich Hirt
Dieses Kunstwerk von Heinrich Hirt erzielte im Januar 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Including Property from The Forbes Collection: The Panorama of Champigny wurde die Arbeit The Little Seamstress für USD 30.000,00 (€ 22.983,22) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Little Seamstress zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Heinrich Hirt, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Heinrich Hirt - Auction history
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