Herbert G. Ponting
Adélie Penguin and Chicks, Antarctica, c. 1911
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 129
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 129
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Adélie Penguin and Chicks, Antarctica, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
date, annotation in ink, credit caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 15 1/8 x 12¼in. (38.2 x 29cm.)
mount: 16 x 13½in. (40.5 x 34cm.)
Adélie Penguin and Chicks, Antarctica, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
date, annotation in ink, credit caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 15 1/8 x 12¼in. (38.2 x 29cm.)
mount: 16 x 13½in. (40.5 x 34cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Adélie Penguin and Chicks, Antarctica, c. 1911 by Herbert George Ponting was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012. Here, the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 6,875.00 (€ 5,213.86). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Herbert George Ponting achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Ponting's three master albums of contact prints in September 2010 with an auction result of GBP 169,250.00 (€ 195,755.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Adélie Penguin and Chicks, Antarctica, c. 1911 von Herbert George Ponting kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 6.875,00 (€ 5.213,86) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Herbert George Ponting erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Ponting's three master albums of contact prints im September 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 169.250,00 (€ 195.755,59).
Herbert George Ponting - Auction history
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