Joachim Ferdinand Richardt
View of the Niagara River Looking Toward Lake Ontario
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
American Art, Lot 70
7. Nov - 7. Nov 2023
American Art, Lot 70
7. Nov - 7. Nov 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Joachim Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895)
View of the Niagara River Looking Toward Lake Ontario
signed and dated 'F. Richardt 1857.' (lower center)
oil on canvas
16 x 24 1/2 in. (40.6 x 62.2 cm.)
Painted in 1857.
Sale, Henry H. Leeds & Co., New York, February 20, 1857, lot 31, sold by the artist. | Sale, Northfield, Massachusetts, 1967. | Michael Haller, Gallery 44, LLC, New Hartford, Connecticut, acquired at the above sale. | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.
Joachim Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895)
View of the Niagara River Looking Toward Lake Ontario
signed and dated 'F. Richardt 1857.' (lower center)
oil on canvas
16 x 24 1/2 in. (40.6 x 62.2 cm.)
Painted in 1857.
Sale, Henry H. Leeds & Co., New York, February 20, 1857, lot 31, sold by the artist. | Sale, Northfield, Massachusetts, 1967. | Michael Haller, Gallery 44, LLC, New Hartford, Connecticut, acquired at the above sale. | Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work View of the Niagara River Looking Toward Lake Ontario by Ferdinand Richardt was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in November this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 35,840.00 (€ 32,856.62). Admittedly, works by Ferdinand Richardt have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work View of Niagara Falls in May 2007 with an auction result of USD 288,000.00 (€ 214,078.64).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit View of the Niagara River Looking Toward Lake Ontario von Ferdinand Richardt im November diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 35.840,00 (€ 32.856,62) mehr als viermal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ferdinand Richardt auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit View of Niagara Falls im Mai 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 288.000,00 (€ 214.078,64).
Ferdinand Richardt - Auction history
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