James Hamilton
Dragging the Nets
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art, Lot 19
16. Jan - 16. Jan 2001
American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art, Lot 19
16. Jan - 16. Jan 2001
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
James Hamilton (1819-1878)
Dragging the Nets
signed and dated 'J. Hamilton/1871' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 36 in. (55.9 x 91.4 cm.)
Dragging the Nets
signed and dated 'J. Hamilton/1871' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 36 in. (55.9 x 91.4 cm.)
A top price for James Hamilton
In January 2001 Christies in New York held the auction American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art, which included the work Dragging the Nets by James Hamilton. Here, the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 12,925.00 (€ 13,885.90). With this result, Dragging the Nets is even the most expensive work of art by James Hamilton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Hamilton
Im Januar 2001 führte Christies in New York die Auktion American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Dragging the Nets von James Hamilton zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 12.925,00 (€ 13.885,90) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Dragging the Nets sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von James Hamilton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
James Hamilton - Auction history
