Johann Heinrich Füssli, Henry Fuseli, R.A.
A male nude in a contemplative pose (recto); Study of a man (verso)
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Description
numbered '3400' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink, brown, ochre and rose wash, heightened with white, watermark of a cross within a crest surmounted by a crown
11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm.)
Sir Thomas Lawrence (L. 2445). | Harriet Jane Moore, and by descent in the family to | Mrs. Anne Simpson. | Mrs. M.C. Heath, by 1951, and by descent in the family to | Anthony Heath; Christie's, London, 6 March 1973, lot 19. | The British Rail Pension Fund; Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1988, lot 32. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 2014, lot 180, where purchased by the present owner.
pencil, pen and brown ink, brown, ochre and rose wash, heightened with white, watermark of a cross within a crest surmounted by a crown
11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm.)
Sir Thomas Lawrence (L. 2445). | Harriet Jane Moore, and by descent in the family to | Mrs. Anne Simpson. | Mrs. M.C. Heath, by 1951, and by descent in the family to | Anthony Heath; Christie's, London, 6 March 1973, lot 19. | The British Rail Pension Fund; Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1988, lot 32. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 2014, lot 180, where purchased by the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work A male nude in a contemplative pose (recto); Study of a man (verso) by Henry Fuseli was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2017. Here, the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 125,000.00 (€ 115,805.08). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Henry Fuseli achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The incubus leaving two young women in October 2021 with an auction result of USD 3,510,000.00 (€ 3,038,434.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit A male nude in a contemplative pose (recto); Study of a man (verso) von Henry Fuseli kam im Januar 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 125.000,00 (€ 115.805,08) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Henry Fuseli erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The incubus leaving two young women im Oktober 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.510.000,00 (€ 3.038.434,90).
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