John George Brown
A Merry Air and a Sad Heart
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
American Art, Lot 58
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
American Art, Lot 58
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GEORGE AND ETHEL DURRETT
John George Brown (1831-1913)
A Merry Air and a Sad Heart
signed and dated 'J.G. Brown. N.A. / 1879.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 20in (76.2 x 50.8cm)
Painted in 1879.
The artist. | Thomas B. Clarke, acquired from the above, 1879. | Sale, American Art Association, New York, February 15, 1899, lot 182, sold by the above. | Edward Weston, acquired from the above. | The Purnell Galleries, Baltimore, Maryland. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1978.
John George Brown (1831-1913)
A Merry Air and a Sad Heart
signed and dated 'J.G. Brown. N.A. / 1879.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 20in (76.2 x 50.8cm)
Painted in 1879.
The artist. | Thomas B. Clarke, acquired from the above, 1879. | Sale, American Art Association, New York, February 15, 1899, lot 182, sold by the above. | Edward Weston, acquired from the above. | The Purnell Galleries, Baltimore, Maryland. | Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1978.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Merry Air and a Sad Heart by John George Brown was auctioned at Bonhams in New York in November 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 7,650.00 (€ 6,402.75). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John George Brown achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Thrilling Moment in January this year with an auction result of USD 819,000.00 (€ 754,282.56).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Merry Air and a Sad Heart von John George Brown im November 2020 bei Bonhams in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 7.650,00 (€ 6.402,75) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John George Brown erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A Thrilling Moment im Januar diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 819.000,00 (€ 754.282,56).
John George Brown - Auction history
