Herbert G. Ponting
Penguins, Antarctica, c. 1911
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 128
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 128
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 5.250 USD
Price realised: 5.250 USD
Description
HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Penguins, Antarctica, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright blindstamp (on the recto); credit in ink, facsimile signature copyright credit, reproduction limitation stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image/sheet: 12¼ x 15¼in. (31.2 x 38.7cm.)
Penguins, Antarctica, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright blindstamp (on the recto); credit in ink, facsimile signature copyright credit, reproduction limitation stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image/sheet: 12¼ x 15¼in. (31.2 x 38.7cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2012 Christies in New York held the auction The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, which included the work Penguins, Antarctica, c. 1911 by Herbert George Ponting. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 5,250.00 (€ 3,981.50) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration durch, in der auch die Arbeit Penguins, Antarctica, c. 1911 von Herbert George Ponting zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 5.250,00 (€ 3.981,50) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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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