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Johann Erdmann Hummel
At the fortune teller's
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 62
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 62
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
with inscriptions 't' and 'Tb'
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, with detailed perspective lines, watermark C & I Honig
14¼ x 16 3/8 in. (36 x 41.4 cm.)
G. Engelbrecht; Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin, 28-9 October 1924, lot 235. | C. Heumann (L. 555b, twice and 2841a); Ketterer, Stuttgart, 29 November 1957, lot 144 | Bernhard Himmelheber, and by descent to the present owner.
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, with detailed perspective lines, watermark C & I Honig
14¼ x 16 3/8 in. (36 x 41.4 cm.)
G. Engelbrecht; Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin, 28-9 October 1924, lot 235. | C. Heumann (L. 555b, twice and 2841a); Ketterer, Stuttgart, 29 November 1957, lot 144 | Bernhard Himmelheber, and by descent to the present owner.
A top price for Johann Erdmann Hummel
The work At the fortune teller's by Johann Erdmann Hummel was worth GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,153.08) to a buyer in December 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00 many times over. This high result makes At the fortune teller's the most expensive artwork by Johann Erdmann Hummel that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Johann Erdmann Hummel
Die Arbeit At the fortune teller's von Johann Erdmann Hummel war einem Käufer im Dezember 2016 GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.153,08) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht At the fortune teller's zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Johann Erdmann Hummel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.