James Bard
The Steamboat Austin, 1853
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, Lot 118
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2014
American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, Lot 118
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2014
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 161.000 USD
Price realised: 161.000 USD
Description
James Bard (1815-1897)
The Steamboat Austin, 1853
signed and inscribed Drawn & Painted by James Bard lower right
oil on canvas
30¾ x 50½ in.
The Steamboat Austin, 1853
signed and inscribed Drawn & Painted by James Bard lower right
oil on canvas
30¾ x 50½ in.
A top price for James Bard
This artwork by James Bard achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2014. In the American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art auction, the work The Steamboat Austin, 1853 sold for USD 161,000.00 (€ 127,494.46) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. This high result makes The Steamboat Austin, 1853 the most expensive artwork by James Bard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Bard
Dieses Kunstwerk von James Bard erzielte im September 2014 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art wurde die Arbeit The Steamboat Austin, 1853 für USD 161.000,00 (€ 127.494,46) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Steamboat Austin, 1853 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von James Bard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.