Hiram Powers
'Proserpine'
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 154
19. MAY - 19. MAY 2005
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 154
19. MAY - 19. MAY 2005
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 144.000 USD
Price realised: 144.000 USD
Description
Hiram Powers (1805-1873)
'Proserpine'
signed and inscribed 'H. POWERS/Sculp.' (on the reverse)
marble
24½ in. (62.2 cm.) high with a 36 in. (91.4 cm.) high black marble pedestal
Executed circa 1844-47.
'Proserpine'
signed and inscribed 'H. POWERS/Sculp.' (on the reverse)
marble
24½ in. (62.2 cm.) high with a 36 in. (91.4 cm.) high black marble pedestal
Executed circa 1844-47.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.
This artwork by Hiram Powers achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2005. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work 'Proserpine' sold for USD 144,000.00 (€ 116,608.63) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Hiram Powers; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Bust Of George Washington sold at auction in December 2008 with the realized price of USD 182,500.00 (€ 131,115.74).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 80 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hiram Powers erzielte im Mai 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit 'Proserpine' für USD 144.000,00 (€ 116.608,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Hiram Powers; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Bust Of George Washington im Dezember 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 182.500,00 (€ 131.115,74).
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