Henry F. Farny
Indian Encampment
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 372.500 USD
Price realised: 372.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'H.F. Farny-./92' with artist's device (lower right)
gouache on paper
image, 8 ¼ x 14 in. (21 x 35.6 cm.); overall, 8 ¾ x 14 ½ in. (22.2 x 36.8 cm.)
Executed in 1892.
Judge Ferdinand Jelke Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900. | Ferdinand Jelke III, by descent. | Janel Jelke Kenworthy, by descent, circa 1970. | Private collection, Pennsylvania. | Private collection, Wyoming, 2005. | Christie's, New York, 20 May 2009, lot 28. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
gouache on paper
image, 8 ¼ x 14 in. (21 x 35.6 cm.); overall, 8 ¾ x 14 ½ in. (22.2 x 36.8 cm.)
Executed in 1892.
Judge Ferdinand Jelke Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900. | Ferdinand Jelke III, by descent. | Janel Jelke Kenworthy, by descent, circa 1970. | Private collection, Pennsylvania. | Private collection, Wyoming, 2005. | Christie's, New York, 20 May 2009, lot 28. | Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Indian Encampment by Henry F. Farny was sold in the American Art auction at Christies in New York in November 2018. The price achieved of USD 372,500.00 (€ 328,976.42) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 300,000.00 – 500,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henry F. Farny - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work In Pastures New, which sold at auction in December 2008 for USD 1,426,500.00 (€ 1,024,858.11).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Indian Encampment von Henry F. Farny wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion American Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 372.500,00 (€ 328.976,42) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 300.000,00 – 500.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Henry F. Farny mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit In Pastures New beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für USD 1.426.500,00 (€ 1.024.858,11) versteigert wurde.
Henry F. Farny - Auction history
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