John Bernard Whittaker
The Lesson
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
oil on canvas
31 x 42 in. (78.7 x 106.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1871-72.
The present work depicts the family of John Ewart Tousey. The portrait is set in their home at 250 Henry Street, Brooklyn, New York.
John Ewart Tousey, New York, the sitter. | Private collection, by descent. | Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1986.
31 x 42 in. (78.7 x 106.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1871-72.
The present work depicts the family of John Ewart Tousey. The portrait is set in their home at 250 Henry Street, Brooklyn, New York.
John Ewart Tousey, New York, the sitter. | Private collection, by descent. | Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1986.
A top price for John Barnard Whittaker
The work The Lesson by John Barnard Whittaker was worth USD 50,000.00 (€ 42,023.87) to a buyer in November 2017. This price was achieved in the auction American Art Online at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 3,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Lesson the most expensive artwork by John Barnard Whittaker that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Barnard Whittaker
Die Arbeit The Lesson von John Barnard Whittaker war einem Käufer im November 2017 USD 50.000,00 (€ 42.023,87) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion American Art Online bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Lesson zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Barnard Whittaker, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Barnard Whittaker - Auction history
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