Herbert Gustave Schmalz
British faithful Unto Death (Christianes Ad Leones!)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 862
1. Feb - 1. Feb 2018
Fine Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 862
1. Feb - 1. Feb 2018
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
Herbert Gustave Schmalz
1856 - 1935
BRITISHFAITHFUL UNTO DEATH (CHRISTIANES AD LEONES!)
signed Herbert Carmichael (lower right); inscribed 2 "Christianes ad Leones!"/ "The sect who were first called Christians at Antioch had/ that day born good witness to their faith, in Rome. There in/the fierce glare of the Arena, waiting for the end./Waiting, under the pitiless eyes of a blood thirsty multitude, from Senator and Patrician dame, to low baffoone parisite. Waiting, till fear becomes/hope, and shame grows shameless before the promis
oil on canvas
63 1/4 by 45 in.
160.7 by 114 cm
Thomas Agnew & Son, Ltd., Manchester | Maple & Co., London and Paris, 1911 | Sale: Christie's, London, November 28, 2000, lot 55, illustrated | Acquired by 2001
1856 - 1935
BRITISHFAITHFUL UNTO DEATH (CHRISTIANES AD LEONES!)
signed Herbert Carmichael (lower right); inscribed 2 "Christianes ad Leones!"/ "The sect who were first called Christians at Antioch had/ that day born good witness to their faith, in Rome. There in/the fierce glare of the Arena, waiting for the end./Waiting, under the pitiless eyes of a blood thirsty multitude, from Senator and Patrician dame, to low baffoone parisite. Waiting, till fear becomes/hope, and shame grows shameless before the promis
oil on canvas
63 1/4 by 45 in.
160.7 by 114 cm
Thomas Agnew & Son, Ltd., Manchester | Maple & Co., London and Paris, 1911 | Sale: Christie's, London, November 28, 2000, lot 55, illustrated | Acquired by 2001
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work British faithful Unto Death (Christianes Ad Leones!) by Herbert Gustave Schmalz was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in February 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 12,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 68,750.00 (€ 56,301.70). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Herbert Gustave Schmalz; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Faithful unto Death: 'Christianae ad Leones!' sold at auction in November 2000 with the realized price of GBP 56,400.00 (€ 92,183.57).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit British faithful Unto Death (Christianes Ad Leones!) von Herbert Gustave Schmalz im Februar 2018 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 12.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 68.750,00 (€ 56.301,70) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Herbert Gustave Schmalz; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Faithful unto Death: 'Christianae ad Leones!' im November 2000 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 56.400,00 (€ 92.183,57).
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