Henry Peach Robinson
'She Never Told Her Love'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, Lot 12
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2008
The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, Lot 12
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2008
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 169.000 USD
Price realised: 169.000 USD
Description
Henry Peach Robinson
1830 - 1901
'SHE NEVER TOLD HER LOVE'
albumen print, mounted to a gilt-edged album leaf, titled by the photographer in ink on the mount, matted, framed, a Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, exhibition label on the reverse, 1857
7 3/8 by 9½ in. (18.7 by 24.1 cm.)
Collection of Sir Henry James (1803-77), Director General of the Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom | Christie's South Kensington, 9 November 1989, Sale MCA 2650/MPH 3651, Lot 303 | Acquired by the Quillan Collection from the above
1830 - 1901
'SHE NEVER TOLD HER LOVE'
albumen print, mounted to a gilt-edged album leaf, titled by the photographer in ink on the mount, matted, framed, a Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, exhibition label on the reverse, 1857
7 3/8 by 9½ in. (18.7 by 24.1 cm.)
Collection of Sir Henry James (1803-77), Director General of the Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom | Christie's South Kensington, 9 November 1989, Sale MCA 2650/MPH 3651, Lot 303 | Acquired by the Quillan Collection from the above
A top price for Henry Peach Robinson
In April 2008 Sothebys in New York held the auction The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, which included the work 'She Never Told Her Love' by Henry Peach Robinson. The »bidding war« ended at USD 169,000.00 (€ 108,556.01), 41% above the upper estimate. With this result, 'She Never Told Her Love' is even the most expensive work of art by Henry Peach Robinson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Henry Peach Robinson
Im April 2008 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit 'She Never Told Her Love' von Henry Peach Robinson zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 169.000,00 (€ 108.556,01) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist 'She Never Told Her Love' sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Henry Peach Robinson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Henry Peach Robinson - Auction history
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