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- Figures Towing The Barge Pennsylvania Upstream In A River Landscape
Henry Brittan Willis
Figures Towing The Barge Pennsylvania Upstream In A River Landscape
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 7.170 USD
Price realised: 7.170 USD
Description
Henry Brittan Willis (British, 1810-1884)
Figures towing the barge Pennsylvania upstream in a river landscape
signed 'H. Willis' (lower center)
oil on canvas
28 x 36½ in. (70.1 x 92.7 cm.)
Figures towing the barge Pennsylvania upstream in a river landscape
signed 'H. Willis' (lower center)
oil on canvas
28 x 36½ in. (70.1 x 92.7 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Figures Towing The Barge Pennsylvania Upstream In A River Landscape by Henry Brittan Willis was sold in the THE HOUSE SALE auction at Christies in New York in September 2004. The »bidding war« ended at USD 7,170.00 (€ 5,774.34), 20% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henry Brittan Willis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Ploughman'S Team, which sold at auction in December 2007 for GBP 14,900.00 (€ 20,246.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Figures Towing The Barge Pennsylvania Upstream In A River Landscape von Henry Brittan Willis wurde im September 2004 in der Auktion THE HOUSE SALE bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 7.170,00 (€ 5.774,34) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Henry Brittan Willis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Ploughman'S Team beobachtet, die im Dezember 2007 für GBP 14.900,00 (€ 20.246,57) versteigert wurde.