Henry James Johnstone
Girl collecting wood
Found at
Christies,
Melbourne
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN, Lot 55
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2003
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN, Lot 55
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2003
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 AUD
Price realised: 8.813 AUD
Price realised: 8.813 AUD
Description
HENRY JAMES JOHNSTONE (1835-1907)
Girl collecting wood
signed 'H Johnstone' (lower left)
watercolour
26 x 17.5 cm
Girl collecting wood
signed 'H Johnstone' (lower left)
watercolour
26 x 17.5 cm
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Henry James Johnstone achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Melbourne in April 2003. In the THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN auction, the work Girl collecting wood sold for AUD 8,812.50 (€ 4,493.80) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 5,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henry James Johnstone - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Valley of the Sturt, Craigieburn, South Australia, which sold at auction in April 2003 for AUD 22,325.00 (€ 11,384.30).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry James Johnstone erzielte im April 2003 bei Christies in Melbourne einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN wurde die Arbeit Girl collecting wood für AUD 8.812,50 (€ 4.493,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 5.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Henry James Johnstone mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Valley of the Sturt, Craigieburn, South Australia beobachtet, die im April 2003 für AUD 22.325,00 (€ 11.384,30) versteigert wurde.
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