Herman Wendleborg Hansen

The Chief--Expecting Friendly Visitors

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
American Art Online, Lot 164
14.Nov - 21.Nov.2017
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
signed 'H.W. Hansen' (lower left)--inscribed with title (on the reverse)
watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
13 1/8 x 19 ¼ in. (33.3 x 48.9 cm.)
J.N. Bartfield Art Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1983.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The Chief--Expecting Friendly Visitors by Herman Wendleborg Hansen was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2017. It changed hands for a price of USD 17,500.00 (€ 14,708.35) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Admittedly, works by Herman Wendleborg Hansen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Attack on the Stagecoach in October 2020 with an auction result of USD 125,000.00 (€ 107,323.77).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The Chief--Expecting Friendly Visitors von Herman Wendleborg Hansen kam im November 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 14.708,35) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Herman Wendleborg Hansen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Attack on the Stagecoach im Oktober 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 107.323,77).

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